Ishmael Bernal Movies

An innocent young woman who sells flowers in a small-town cabaret frequented by down-and-out prostitutes is lusted after by the son of a school...

When plain orphan Elsa begins having visions of the Virgin Mary, the rest of the residents of her isolated village find themselves questioning their...

Horticulturist Teresita and Rex, a skydiving enthusiast and passenger jeep manufacturer, have been together for five years. Rex then meets the...

Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city.

A 1974 film from Ishmael Bernal about a man with seven wives.

Ferry owner Benjamin has a regular passenger, Chedeng, who is studying to become a midwife. Chedeng has a friend and neighbour, Maria, and without...

Tisoy is a bohemian balikbayan searching for his father. He gets help from his friends as they scour the immaculately clean Metro Manila as well as...

A girl is torn between two lovers: the one she loves, and the one she cannot resist.

A determined single parent, she manages to raise a child while remaining successful in her career as an advertising executive. Everything in her life...

A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which end up hilarious.

The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are...

A Filipino parody film of DC's Superman in three segments directed by different directors.

=The movie portrays seven wayward men who suffer within the walls of the national penitentiary. They serve their sentences as if they are living...

A playboy and a simple girl from the provinces try to make it in the big city.

Boy Kodyak is detective Teo Rosa, a young plainclothesman still embued with idealism. When he finds out that a small-time punk named Rogel is...

Virginal Ninay becomes a woman as an object of desire for liberation, but she's confused about her gender.

Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.

This drama offers a rare chance to compare the styles of two major Filipino filmmakers. The first episode is about a chance encounter between a...

A young woman and her mother fight over one man in this dramatic film about three people who genuinely love each other yet express their affection...

A group of high school students navigate their lives and loves in this ensemble film from Ishmael Bernal.