PHILIPPINES · 2011

Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution

Lav Diaz
Philippine Cinema time displacement social marginalization Philippine society moral observation historical perspective
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Structured and less beholden to its narrative, a 19th-century woman visits present-day Philippines and observes three interwoven stories: those of a prostitute, a group of criminals, and a musician.

Year2011
CountryPhilippines
DirectorLav Diaz
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