Kaleldo
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Kaleldo is a Filipino
drama
directed and written by Brillante Mendoza
with Boots Agbayani Pastor. Kaleldo is a Kapampangan
term for summer.
, Pampanga
a decade after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo which ravaged the province with lahar
. It follows the lives of Rodolfo "Mang Rudy" Manansala, a woodcarver, and his three daughters and their relationships with the people close to them in the span of seven summers. Grace, the youngest daughter, marries the mama's boy Conrad, and has to face the reality of leaving the ancestral house, to which she is deeply rooted, to go and live with her in-laws. Much against her will, to the point of staging an escape, she yields to the dictates of tradition. Yet she manages to cope up with married life, and on the fourth year of her marriage gets pregnant with her second child. Lourdes, the middle daughter and married to the weakling Andy Pineda with whom she has a daughter, goes into an illicit affair with a bank manager, for which reason Mang Rudy succumbs to a heart attack and becomes bedridden. For a while numbed by the infidelity of his wife, Andy later realizes his insignificance and retaliates by beating up and nearly killing Lourdes. Lourdes atones for her guilt by ministering to Andy's wounds after he joins the rituals of the flagellants during the Holy Week. However, they both decide to separate. Jess, the eldest daughter, is a lesbian whose bitter luck in life is being unwanted by her own father. Yet she serves Mang Rudy to the hilt after he gets bedridden and makes the common sense of allowing her girlfriend Rowena to move in at the Manansala house, not so much for their own convenience as lovers but for Rowena to help in looking after Mang Rudy and in helping out with the household chores. But when a conflict arises between Lourdes and Rowena, Mang Rudy sends Rowena away. A year later, Mang Rudy succumbs to a second attack and when he dies several months later, Rowena sets foot on the ancestral house once more to pay her last respects. At the wake, Rowena comes to the realization that, like Andy, she never belonged and finally decides to leave Jess. Rowena gets married while Jess, along with her sisters, moves on with life. The story is told in three segments, with each segment told from the point of view of the three daughters. Attached to each segment are social occasion popularly observed in the Philippines, with a symbolic motif for each, represented by the elements sun, fire, water, air, blood, moon and earth. With Rowena's wedding at the end of the film, as in Grace's wedding at the start, a full cycle of life transpired.
Also to appear in the film are Miguel Faustmann, Liza Lorena, Rita Magdalena, Coco Martin
, Ama Quiambao and Gamaliel Viray.
's Best Actress (Cherry Pie Picache)
It was Nominated in 2007 FAMAS Awards for Best Actor (Johnny Delgado), Best Actress (Cherry Pie Picache), Best Art Direction (Benjamin Padero), Best Cinematography (Odyssey Flores), Best Cinematography (Odyssey Flores), Best Director (Brillante Mendoza), Best Editing (Mark Philipp Espina), Best Picture, Best Story (Brillante Mendoza and Boots Agbayani Pastor) and Best Supporting Actor (Allan Paule).
In the 2007 Gawad Urian Awards
it received the nominations for Best Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktres) (Angel Aquino and Cherry Pie Picache), Best Cinematography (Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya) (Odyssey Flores), Best Direction (Pinakamahusay na Direksyon) (Brillante Mendoza), Best Editing (Pinakamahusay na Editing) (Mark Philipp Espina), Best Music (Pinakamahusay na Musika) (Jerrold Tarog
), Best Picture (Pinakamahusay na Pelikula), Best Production Design (Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksiyon) (Benjamin Padero), Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) (Boots Agbayani Pastor), Best Sound (Pinakamahusay na Tunog) (Albert Michael Idioma), Best Supporting Actor (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktor) (Lauren Novero and Allan Paule).
In the 2007 Jeonju International Film Festival
held in Korea
it won the critic's prize for the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema
(NETPAC) which was received by director Brillante Mendoza.
‘Kaleldo’ wows critics in Korea
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
directed and written by Brillante Mendoza
Brillante Mendoza
Brillante Mendoza is a Filipino film director. He has directed nine films since 2005. He won the award for Best Director for his film Kinatay at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival...
with Boots Agbayani Pastor. Kaleldo is a Kapampangan
Kapampangan
Kapampangan, Capampañgan or Pampangan may refer to:*Kapampangan people of the Philippines*Kapampangan language...
term for summer.
Plot
The story is set in GuaguaGuagua
Guagua may refer to:*Guagua , a minibus used in North and South America as public transportation*Guagua, Pampanga*Guagua *Piaroa language*Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian footballer...
, Pampanga
Pampanga
Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast...
a decade after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo which ravaged the province with lahar
Lahar
A lahar is a type of mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris, and water. The material flows down from a volcano, typically along a river valley. The term is a shortened version of "berlahar" which originated in the Javanese language of...
. It follows the lives of Rodolfo "Mang Rudy" Manansala, a woodcarver, and his three daughters and their relationships with the people close to them in the span of seven summers. Grace, the youngest daughter, marries the mama's boy Conrad, and has to face the reality of leaving the ancestral house, to which she is deeply rooted, to go and live with her in-laws. Much against her will, to the point of staging an escape, she yields to the dictates of tradition. Yet she manages to cope up with married life, and on the fourth year of her marriage gets pregnant with her second child. Lourdes, the middle daughter and married to the weakling Andy Pineda with whom she has a daughter, goes into an illicit affair with a bank manager, for which reason Mang Rudy succumbs to a heart attack and becomes bedridden. For a while numbed by the infidelity of his wife, Andy later realizes his insignificance and retaliates by beating up and nearly killing Lourdes. Lourdes atones for her guilt by ministering to Andy's wounds after he joins the rituals of the flagellants during the Holy Week. However, they both decide to separate. Jess, the eldest daughter, is a lesbian whose bitter luck in life is being unwanted by her own father. Yet she serves Mang Rudy to the hilt after he gets bedridden and makes the common sense of allowing her girlfriend Rowena to move in at the Manansala house, not so much for their own convenience as lovers but for Rowena to help in looking after Mang Rudy and in helping out with the household chores. But when a conflict arises between Lourdes and Rowena, Mang Rudy sends Rowena away. A year later, Mang Rudy succumbs to a second attack and when he dies several months later, Rowena sets foot on the ancestral house once more to pay her last respects. At the wake, Rowena comes to the realization that, like Andy, she never belonged and finally decides to leave Jess. Rowena gets married while Jess, along with her sisters, moves on with life. The story is told in three segments, with each segment told from the point of view of the three daughters. Attached to each segment are social occasion popularly observed in the Philippines, with a symbolic motif for each, represented by the elements sun, fire, water, air, blood, moon and earth. With Rowena's wedding at the end of the film, as in Grace's wedding at the start, a full cycle of life transpired.
Cast
| Main Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Johnny Delgado Johnny Delgado Johnny Delgado , born Juan Marasigan Feleo, was an award-winning Filipino television and movie actor and writer.... |
Mang Rudy |
| Cherry Pie Picache Cherry Pie Picache Cherry Pie Castro Picache is a Filipina actress and screenwriter who has starred T.V. and films and has worked as a model for modelling Palmolive, Camay, and Eskinol.Picache attended St. Mary's College in Mo... |
Jesusa (Jess) |
| Angel Aquino | Lourdes |
| Juliana Palermo | Grace |
| Allan Paule | Andy |
| Criselda Volks | Rowena |
| Lauren Novero | Conrad |
Also to appear in the film are Miguel Faustmann, Liza Lorena, Rita Magdalena, Coco Martin
Coco Martin
Rodel Luis Nacianceno , better known by his stage name, Coco Martin, is a critically acclaimed Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipino actor. He became famous for starring in many independent films, and was dubbed the Prince of Philippine Independent Films...
, Ama Quiambao and Gamaliel Viray.
Awards
Won 2007 Durban International Film FestivalDurban International Film Festival
The Durban International Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. It is one of the oldest and largest film festival in Southern African and presents over 200 screenings celebrating the best in South African, African and...
's Best Actress (Cherry Pie Picache)
It was Nominated in 2007 FAMAS Awards for Best Actor (Johnny Delgado), Best Actress (Cherry Pie Picache), Best Art Direction (Benjamin Padero), Best Cinematography (Odyssey Flores), Best Cinematography (Odyssey Flores), Best Director (Brillante Mendoza), Best Editing (Mark Philipp Espina), Best Picture, Best Story (Brillante Mendoza and Boots Agbayani Pastor) and Best Supporting Actor (Allan Paule).
In the 2007 Gawad Urian Awards
Gawad Urian Awards
The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle....
it received the nominations for Best Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktres) (Angel Aquino and Cherry Pie Picache), Best Cinematography (Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya) (Odyssey Flores), Best Direction (Pinakamahusay na Direksyon) (Brillante Mendoza), Best Editing (Pinakamahusay na Editing) (Mark Philipp Espina), Best Music (Pinakamahusay na Musika) (Jerrold Tarog
Jerrold Tarog
Jerrold Tarog is a multi-awarded Filipino film director, composer, writer, editor, and sound designer. All three films he has directed - Confessional, Mangatyanan, and Senior Year - have been critically acclaimed, receiving numerous awards. His Short Film "Faculty" has become a viral hit on...
), Best Picture (Pinakamahusay na Pelikula), Best Production Design (Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksiyon) (Benjamin Padero), Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) (Boots Agbayani Pastor), Best Sound (Pinakamahusay na Tunog) (Albert Michael Idioma), Best Supporting Actor (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktor) (Lauren Novero and Allan Paule).
In the 2007 Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival
The Jeonju International Film Festival has been held annually since 2000 in Jeonju, South Korea, focusing on digital, independent and art films.-2000:*April 28-May 4: 184 films from 21 countries...
held in Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
it won the critic's prize for the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema
Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema
The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema is a worldwide organization of 29 member countries. It was created as the result of a conference on Asian cinema organized by Cinemaya, the Asian Film Quarterly, in New Delhi in 1990 at the instance and with the support of UNESCO, Paris.Headquartered...
(NETPAC) which was received by director Brillante Mendoza.
Sources
Kaleldo at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database
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‘Kaleldo’ wows critics in Korea