The cinema by Filipino auteur Lav Diaz deals with the history of his home country, its politics and its society. Man of his last features, such as “The Halt” or “Season of the Devil“, have painted a rather bleak picture of Filipino politics, its history and possible future, while also giving a faint shimmer of hope which lies in the people.
His new film “Genus, Pan“, which was given the Orizzonti-Award at this year’s Venice Film Festival, focuses on the nature of man, his character traits like greed and envy, and revolves around the fate of three workers on their way home from having worked in the mines for a long time.
We talked with the director about the inspirations of the film, its score as well as the state of Filipino cinema at the moment.
“Genus, Pan” is screening at International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
What was the inspiration for “Genus,...
His new film “Genus, Pan“, which was given the Orizzonti-Award at this year’s Venice Film Festival, focuses on the nature of man, his character traits like greed and envy, and revolves around the fate of three workers on their way home from having worked in the mines for a long time.
We talked with the director about the inspirations of the film, its score as well as the state of Filipino cinema at the moment.
“Genus, Pan” is screening at International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
What was the inspiration for “Genus,...
- 11/18/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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