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Coring, a gay beautician, is left with a baby by his former ward, Dennis. The baby grows up thinking that Coring is his real father. Everything seems to be smooth until the kid's mother suddenly shows up to claim her son.
My Father, My Mother
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My Father Is My Mother, My Father, My Mother
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Philippines
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02 Jun 1978
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So sincere and full of heart. Challenging, exploring the general notions of parenting, family and queerness in society. Brocka as always ahead of the curve.
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- how did you get here?
-you taught me how to get home if i was lost.the way coring ended up assuming the parental role for nonoy is not uncommon in the philippines - certainly not in my family. but it goes to show that family isn’t something which can be narrowly defined. family isn’t so much biological - family is where you belong.
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There are a lot of dated dominant themes and social justice red flags in this film, much as Tubog sa Ginto (1970) where Don Benito "struggles" with keeping his "false" display of heterosexuality, as if homosexuality exists in a template of monolithic expression. Respectability politics (Dolphy lecturing his flamboyant friends, "kaya kayo nababastos eh" (that's why people disrespect you)), horizontal oppression/appeal to moderation (Dolphy policing his helper's colorful makeup), investment on capitalist production/apex fallacy (Dolphy's Q&A soliloquy about gay people being good citizens), the Flamboyant Gay/byukonera stereotype are some of the recurring motifs. I think it's unfair, though, for all its moral shortcomings, to analyze Ang Tatay Kong Nanay, as well as Tubog, isolated from their their social environment at…
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watched with poor quality and bad subtitling, but i didn't need either to appreciate how iddle biddle marlon brando is the cutest widdle boy in the whole widdle world
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according to Ebert, the best curtain line in film is delivered by Joe E. Brown in Some Like It Hot. for me, it’s the wonderfully brief yet profound line delivered by a then 7-year-old Niño Muhlach in this film. six letters, two words. never had a line of dialogue so short made me cry this much.
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isang "maliit" na pelikula na pinangungunahan ng dalawang malalaking superstars
(si nino mulach 'yung isang superstar ha hindi si philip salvador)
hindi ito maihahanay sa mga mas kinikilalang pelikula ni lino brocka pero makikita mo dito ang kanyang instincts sa pagkapa ng pulso ng mga manonood
kahit masasabing naiiba ang gay role ni dolphy dito kumpara sa kanyang mas kilalang karakter na si facifica falayfay, binigyan pa rin ni brocka ng pagkakataong masilayan natin ang mas alam nating beki acting ng hari ng komedya
ganoon din kay nino
kahit na nagpapaiyak siya dito, may mga eksena na naka-showcase pa rin ang adorable, naughty antics niya
kumbaga, ipinasilip sa atin ni brocka ang ibang side nila nang hindi winawasak ang kanilang…
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This is a relatively small, but effective film by Lino Brocka.
Unlike his earlier Tubog sa Ginto, this one discusses gender expectations of Coring, a gay beautician, who attempts to grapple with his own sexuality. While he accepts and even celebrates his identity, when he is tasked to father a young boy, Coring denies his "gay" behaviors, opting to create a masculine figure for the child.
The film therefore has a pretty forward thinking idea of gender as being a fluid social construct, one that doesn't override the love between parent and child. Brocka also argues that it is less Coring (Dolphy) who is at fault, but society for pressuring these dehumanizing and prejudicial conservative ideals that force heteronormativity.
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It's quite progressive for 1978. It makes you think about how much further the Philippines could have come in terms of gender equality if us LGBTQIA+ individuals had been given prominent roles in society earlier.
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