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Itim
(Itim)

by Mike DE LEON

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The nod given by Itim to Antonioni’s Blow Up does not mean that the film takes the path of an applied (or even emphatic) homage. For his debut directorial feature, Mike De Leon instead reveals a personal and multi-faceted, almost syncretic inspiration, blending fantastic borders, enigmatic rites, occultism and religious statuary, but also the direct proximity of young heroes tormented by a past that “does not pass”, with an acute sense of space, light and suspense. The film stands superbly on the border between worlds. It revealed the actress Charo Santos, a veritable appearance set in the seductive game of chiaroscuro (“Itim” means “black” in Tagalog). FM

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  • Titre français
    Itim (Les Rites de mai)
  • Original title
    Itim
  • Titre international
    Itim
  • Scénario
    Doy DEL MUNDO, Gil QUITO
  • Photo
    Mike DE LEON, Ely CRUZ, Rody LACAP
  • Montage
    Ike JARLEGO JR.
  • Musique
    Max JOCSON
  • Interprétation
    Tommy ABUEL, Charo SANTOS, Mario MONTENEGRO, Mona LISA
  • Production
    Severino MANOTOK JR., Mike DE LEON
  • Distribution
    Carlotta Films : (info@carlottafilms.com)
  • Support de projection
    DCP

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