Saturday, January 28, 2006

Maximo Oliveros

Nakasali yung "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros" sa Sundance this year 2006 under World Cinema Competition: Dramatic

Eto pa lang yung mga lumalabas na review not written by a Filipino.

- Variety's Dennis Harvey

Auraeus Solito's first narrative feature "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros" is an unusually low-key Filipino drama whose neo-realist air generally triumphs over the script's violent, tearful contrivances. Worthy of further fest (especially gay fest) attention, pic will nonetheless prove a difficult sell offshore, where the 12-year-old protag's cross-dressing precocity and his relationship with a hunky policeman may cause more discomfort than amusement.


UPDATE: Does this count? It's a review posted in Ain't it Cool, but the review was email by Joey Fernandez, Filipino film buff.

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