The Ruins
1956 · Movie · 119 min. · Philippines
Vic, a war hero from Korea returns to find his mother dying. When his mother dies, he is befriended by Tita, a prostitute with a golden heart who takes care of him, but eventually both fall into a deeper relationship. Since both are poverty-stricken, Vic decides to work with Kardo, a smuggler... Avellana’s most acclaimed work combines the terrible images of Manila’s ruins (the film was shot a decade after war’s end, but due to lack of funds reconstruction was hardly complete) with a penchant for directing lively colloquial dialogue, and fine unforced performances from Rosa Rosal and Tony Santos; the result is a noirish melodrama set in an unrelentingly bleak postwar reality.
Direction Lamberto V. Avellana
Cast Rosa Rosal · Tony Santos Sr. · Joseph de Cordova · Vic Silayan · Leroy Salvador · Rosa Aguirre · Oscar Keese Jr. · Vic Bacani · Alfonso Carvajal · Johnny Reyes · Arturo Moran · Eddie Rodriguez
Soundtrack Francisco Buencamino Jr.
Screenplay Rolf Bayer
Cinematography Miguel Accion
Original title Anak dalita
Also known as Child of Sorrow
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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