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Nunal Sa Tubig
Direction: Ishmael Bernal
1976
120 minutes
Color
35mm print
courtesy of CCP
Production: Crown Seven Productions
Shown on December 3, 1996 at the U.P. Film Center
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Life in the small fishing island where Benjamin, Maria and Chedeng live used to be quiet and simple. People draw their livelihood from the sea which is slowly being polluted by the growth of an industry on the neighboring town. While this is happening, the two pretty barrio girls fall for the agressive Benjamin. One gets pregnant and the other decides to settle in town to avoid what could be the start of a rivalry. The principal characters and their relationships form the ripples that make us perceive the placid though troubled life on the island. Said to be Bernal's "art film," Nunal Sa Tubig is an unconventional Filipino movie wherein language operates in terms of images.
Direction: Ishmael Bernal
Story/Screenplay: Jorge Arago
Cinematography: Arnold Alvaro, Augusto Salvador
Production Design: Betty Gosiengfiao
Sound: Godofredo De Leon
Music: The Vanishing Tribe
Cast:
Elizabeth Oropesa
George Estrada
Daria Ramirez
Ella Luansing
Ruben Rustia
Rustica Carpio
Leticia De Guzman
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