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Bulaklak sa City Jail (The Flowers of the City Jail) is a 1984 Filipino neo noir crime drama film written by Lualhati Bautista and directed by Mario O'Hara and it depicts the situation of women in the city jail.[1]

The film stars Nora Aunor, Gina Alajar, Celia Rodriguez, Perla Bautista, Maya Valdez, Zenaida Amador, and Maritess Gutierrez as the women who were incarcerated inside the Manila City Jail due to their crimes they commit and the crimes that were framed by the others.

Synopsis

A pregnant woman is arrested for attempted murder is sent to the Manila City Jail where she meets several women with shocking pasts.

Cast

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  • Nora Aunor as Angela Aguilar
  • Gina Alajar as Juliet
  • Celia Rodriguez as Luna
  • Perla Bautista as Viring
  • Maya Valdez as Barbie
  • Zenaida Amador as Tonya
  • Maritess Gutierrez as Patricia
  • Gloria Romero as Patricia's mother
  • Ricky Davao as Crisanto
  • German Moreno as Warden Ambrocio
  • Bella Flores as Olga Bella
  • Shyr Valdez as Yolly
  • Tom Olivar as Paquito
  • Augusto Victa as Warden Esteban
  • Alvin Enriquez as Juliet's son
  • Toby Alejar as Mike
  • Gigette Reyes as Adela
  • Mandy Bustamante as Leon
  • Romy Nario as Totoy
  • Carmen Enriquez as Atty. Jacob
  • Cris Daluz as Atty. Diaz
  • Sarah Gayotin as Viring's daughter
  • Edwin O'Hara as Fr. Eusebio

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Production staff

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  • Director: Mario O'Hara
  • Producer: Archie and Cherry Cobarubbias
  • Writer: Lualhati Bautista (story and screenplay)
  • Production Designer: Tony Aguilar
  • Art Director: Jon Jon Portugal
  • Assistant Director: Ricardo B. De Guzman and Jon Jon Portugal
  • Sound Effects: Rodel Capule
  • Sound Mixer: Vic Macamay
  • Music: Tony Aguilar
  • Film Editor: Efren Jarlego
  • Cinematographer: Johnny Araojo
  • Post-Production Facilities: Magnatech Omni
  • Color Processing: LVN Pictures
  • Production-in-Charge: Pearl Valdez
  • Production Managers: Maritess Gutierrez and Andy Biag

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Release

The film was released by Cherubim Films on December 25, 1984, and it is one of the following entries for the 1984 Metro Manila Film Festival. It won six awards including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Director.

Digital restoration

The restored version of the film was premiered on November 11, 2019, at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City as part of the Cinema One Originals film festival. It was attended by the film's surviving cast and staff members: actors Ricky Davao and Tom Olivar, film producer Cherry Cobarubbias and former actress and now chef Maritess Gutierrez (she also represented her mother Gloria Romero) as well as the staff and crew of the ABS-CBN Film Archives and the channel head of Cinema One, Ronald Arguelles. Actress Pinky Amador (niece of the late Zenaida Amador, who died in 2008), actress-producer Ruby Flores-Arcilla (daughter of Bella Flores, who died in 2013), and director Denise O'Hara (niece of Mario O'Hara, who died in 2012) also attended the premiere as the representatives of the cast and staff members who were deceased or unable to attend.[2][3]

Reception

In a review by Engelbert Rafferty for Film Police Reviews, the film is considered "a classic, no questions asked". Lualhati Bautista, the film's writer, was praised for the screenplay that made it alive and fascinated by the viewers as well as the exhibited dramatic performances of the cast members. Nora Aunor was also praised for her widely accepted and realized performance as Angela, whose character was described as "a woman maltreated by society".[4]

Awards and recognition

Year Group Category Nominee Result
1984 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Picture Шаблон:Won
Best Director Mario O'Hara Шаблон:Won
Best Actress Nora Aunor Шаблон:Won
Best Supporting Actress Celia Rodriguez Шаблон:Won
Best Screenplay Lualhati Bautista Шаблон:Won
Best Story Lualhati Bautista Шаблон:Won
1985 33rd FAMAS Awards Best Actress Nora Aunor Шаблон:Won
Best Supporting Actress Perla Bautista Шаблон:Won
Best Picture Шаблон:Nom
Best Director Mario O'Hara Шаблон:Nom
Best Screenplay Lualhati Bautista Шаблон:Nom
Gawad Urian Awards (Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino) Best Actress Nora Aunor Шаблон:Nom
Best Picture Шаблон:Nom
Best Director Mario O'Hara Шаблон:Nom
Best Supporting Actress Perla Bautista Шаблон:Nom
Best Supporting Actress Celia Rodriguez Шаблон:Nom
Best Screenplay Lualhati Bautista Шаблон:Nom
Best Editing Efren Jarlego Шаблон:Nom
Best Production Design Tony Aguilar Шаблон:Nom
Film Academy of the Philippines (Luna Awards) Best Story Adaptation Luhalhati Bautista Шаблон:Won
Best Actress Nora Aunor Шаблон:Nom
Catholic Mass Media Awards Best Actress Nora Aunor Шаблон:Won

References

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External links

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