Direction: Ishmael Bernal

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Ishmael Bernal. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Miracle

1982 · Movie · 124 min. · Philippines

6.7

23 votes

6.7

23 votes

Broken Marriage

1983 · Movie · 107 min. · Philippines

Direction Ishmael Bernal

Cast Vilma Santos · Christopher De Leon · Orestes Ojeda · Lito Pimentel

Plot Ishmael Bernal deftly refracts the failing marriage through the example of other relationships--a gay couple's bitter quarrel, a younger sister's budding engagement--and in this way achieves a view of Filipino...

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At The Top

1971 · Movie · 117 min. · Philippines

Direction Ishmael Bernal

Cast Rita Gomez · Vic Vargas · Eddie Garcia · Zenaida Amador

Plot A stripper (Rita Gomez) and taxi driver (Vic Vargas) are fished out of poverty and anonymity by a commercial film director (Eddie Garcia). The obsession with success forces them to...

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Salawahan

1979 · Movie · 116 min. · Philippines

Direction Ishmael Bernal

Cast Rio Locsin · Rita Gomez · Jay Ilagan · Mat Ranillo III

Plot A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies.

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Affair

1982 · Movie · 114 min. · Philippines

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Manila By Night

1980 · Movie · 150 min. · Philippines

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On Borrowed Time

1989 · Movie · 119 min. · Philippines

Direction Ishmael Bernal

Cast Vilma Santos · Gabby Concepcion · Eric Quizon · Zsa Zsa Padilla

Plot After getting bumped up to vice president at her advertising firm, Juliet (Vilma Santos) is floating on cloud nine, but fate soon delivers a brutal shock that knocks her off...

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Working Girls

1984 · Movie · 118 min. · Philippines

Direction Ishmael Bernal

Cast Hilda Koronel · Gina Pareño · Rio Locsin · Chanda Romero

Plot Seven women working different jobs in a big commercial bank in Makati. How their daily life as a working girl is affected by their ambition for success in their chosen...

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Tisoy!

1977 · Movie · 100 min. · Philippines

Direction Ishmael Bernal

Cast Christopher De Leon · Jay Ilagan · Charo Santos-Concio · Lorli Villanueva

Plot Based on a popular comic strip by Nonoy Marcelo, Tisoy (Christopher de Leon) is a bohemian balikbayan searching for his father. He gets help from his friends as they scour...

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Ikaw ay Akin

1978 · Movie · 93 min. · Philippines

Direction Ishmael Bernal

Cast Nora Aunor · Vilma Santos · Christopher De Leon · Nick Romano

Plot A sky diving enthusiast embarks on an affair with a highly strung woman who pursues him obsessively.

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A Speck in the Water

1976 · Movie · 118 min. · Philippines

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