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INSIANG Series: The 44th New York Film Festival [Sept 29 - Oct 15 2006] Director: Lino Brocka , Country: Philippines, Release: 1976, Runtime: 95 The late Lino Brocka (1939-1991) was a modern master whose work has sadly been seen too little in this country. The first Filipino film screened at the Cannes Film Festival, Insiang begins as the title character, marvelously played by Hilda Koronel, watches as her mother, Tonia (Mona Lisa), eases her relatives out of their ramshackle house so that she can ease in her boyfriend, Dado (Ruel Vernal). It doesn’t take long for Dado to notice the beautiful Insiang, and soon the three are locked in a vicious emotional and sexual triangle. Like his contemporary R.W. Fassbinder, Brocka used the conventions of melodrama in order to transcend them: If Hell is other people, with Insiang Brocka created one of the darkest visions of the inferno ever committed to film. Presented through the generosity of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, which is dedicated to the preservation of Brocka’s work. Screening at Alice Tully Hall, north side of 65th Street west of Broadway. preceded by IN THE TRADITION OF MY FAMILY Todd Davis, USA, 2005, 15 min. A father, a son, and a different set of family values. Screening at Alice Tully Hall, north side of 65th Street west of Broadway.

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