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Wikipedia article




'Bona' is a 1980 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka, with the film's lead character, Bona, played by acclaimed actress Nora Aunor. It was submitted as an entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival that same year.

'Bona' was also shown at the Directors' Fortnight of the 1981 Cannes International Film Festival, marking Brocka's second appearance at the festival. 'Bona' also gave Aunor her second Gawad Urian best actress trophy.

Cast



*Nora Aunor as Bona

*Phillip Salvador as Gardo

*Raquel Montesa as Nancy

*Rustica Carpio as Bona's mother

*Marissa Delgado as Katrina

*Venchito Galvez as Bona's father

*Nanding Josef as Nilo

*Spanky Manikan as Bona's brother

* Archi Adamos as Tambay

* Rene Hawkins as Rene

* Joel Lamangan as Director

* The PETA Kalinangan Ensemble

Reviews



'Bona' has been considered as one of the Philippines' greatest movies. It was also cited as one of "The Best 100 Films in the World" by the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, USA in 1997 and has been screened in different film festivals around the world, albeit receiving mixed reviews.

It was also screened at the 47th Viennale: Vienna International Film Festival, where Barbara Wurm, Berlin- and Vienna-based film historian, critic, and programmer, described Philippine cinema's Superstar as the awesome Nora Aunor.

The Philippine Educational Theater Association staged an adaptation of the film from August 24 to September 23, 2012 at the Peta Theater Center. The adaptation was written by Layeta Bucoy and directed by Socrates "Soxie" Topacio. Eugene Domingo played Bona while Edgar Allan Guzman played Gino Sanchez, the stage counterpart of the film's Gardo.

Accolades



Festivals



*1980 - Official Selection, Directors Fortnight, Cannes International Film Festival

*1980 - Official Selection, Critics Choice Section, 25th London Film Festival, November 12

*1981 - Official Selection, Filipino Cinema Panorama, 3rd Festival Des 3 Continents, Nantes, December 1-8

*1996 - Fest96: The AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival, October 26

*1999 - Feature Film: Tribute to Asian Master Lino Brocka, Telluride Film Festival

*2005 - Official Selection, Lino Brocka Retrospective, 23rd Torino Film Festival, November 15

References



Furthering reading



*Tobias, Mel. 'One hundred acclaimed Tagalog movies'. Canada: Peanut Butter Publishing, 1998.


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