Bona
Official poster of the film for the 1980 Metro Manila Film Festival
Directed byLino Brocka
Written byCenen Ramones
Produced byNora Villamayor
Starring
CinematographyConrado Baltazar
Edited byAugusto Salvador
Music byLutgardo Labad
Production
company
NV Productions
Distributed byNV Productions
Release date
  • December 25, 1980 (1980-12-25)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱13 million

Bona is a 1980 Filipino drama film written by Cenen Ramones and directed by Lino Brocka. The film tells the story of a fan becoming infatuated with the bit actor from a movie but the endless infatuation comes with unfortunate results. The film stars acclaimed actress Nora Aunor as the titular character and Phillip Salvador, one of Brocka's frequent collaborator actors, as the bit actor Gardo.

Produced by Aunor's production company NV Productions and released as one of the official entries to the 6th Metro Manila Film Festival on December 25, 1980,[1] the film was also shown at the Directors' Fortnight of the 1981 Cannes International Film Festival, marking Brocka's second appearance at the festival and also, it gave Aunor her second "Best Actress" award from Gawad Urian.

Cast

Release

Television

In the United Kingdom, the film was screened on BBC2 on February 9, 1986.[2]

Festivals

Reception

Critical reception

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.[5]

Barbara Wurm, Berlin- and Vienna-based film historian, critic, and programmer, described Philippine cinema's Superstar as "the awesome Nora Aunor", during the film's screening at the 47 Vienna International Film Festival in 2009.[6][7][8]

Accolades

Year Group Category Nominee Result
1982 Figueira da Foz International Film Festival Premio de le Juri de la Federacion Internationale des Cine Clubs (Jury Prize of the International Federation of Cinema Clubs) Won
1981 Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards Best Actress Nora Aunor Nominated
Gawad Urian Awards (Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino) Best Actress Nora Aunor Won
Best Actor Philip Salvador Nominated
Best Director Lino Brocka Nominated
Best Picture Nominated

Stage adaptation

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.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Nora Aunor Filmography". Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Film International: Bona". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Festival 1988: Tribute to Directors". Festival Des 3 Continents. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Festival 1991: Tribute to Lino Brocka". Festival Des 3 Continents. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Van Gelder, Lawrence (September 19, 1984). "'BONA' GIVES A GLIMPSE OF LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ Wurm, Barbara (April 5, 2010). "Leftist Glamour? or, Home Runs and Explorations: The 47th Viennale: Vienna International Film Festival". Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ Foerster, Lukas (October 29, 2009). "CARGO auf der Viennale". Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ "RacsOview: Bona (1980)". Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ Ang, Walter (August 19, 2012). "Eugene Domingo: From 'Kimmy Dora' to 'Bona'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Inquirer Group of Companies. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

Further reading

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