Despite his rather extreme approach, Khavn’s majority of feature films are both political and socially conscious. “Desaparadiso”, which premiered in the 44th edition of Rotterdam, does not stray away from this rule, since it deals with the dark period of the Marcos regime in the Philippines (1972-1986) and particularly the many disappearances of citizens that took place during his time, some of which ended up in prison getting tortured, while many others were never found.
The film is split in three parts, with the last two following (somewhat) the “Ibong Adarna“, the 16th-century Filipino epic poem. The first part presents footage from the period and the events that took place under piano music. After a bit, the music changes to reggae, and the footage to that of scenes of movies from the era, with the combination highlighting the circumstances of the era quite clearly.
The second part, which is in black-and-white,...
The film is split in three parts, with the last two following (somewhat) the “Ibong Adarna“, the 16th-century Filipino epic poem. The first part presents footage from the period and the events that took place under piano music. After a bit, the music changes to reggae, and the footage to that of scenes of movies from the era, with the combination highlighting the circumstances of the era quite clearly.
The second part, which is in black-and-white,...
- 4/18/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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