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El Presidente
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Being a history buff, I really made time to watch "El Presidente," an entry in the 2012 Metro Manila Film Fest about the President of the First Philippine Republic, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. It is about time that that era in Philippine History was given a definitive movie rendition. I had high hopes about this film, since producer Laguna Gov. Jeorge "E.R." Ejercito (as Jeorge ER Estregan) gave us a very well-made biopic of gangster Asiong Salonga in last year's MMFF. It had not been easy to find time to watch since this film had a formidable running time of two hours and thirty minutes.
Because of a very slow line at the ticket counter, it was so annoying that I got a seat already 10 or so minutes into film. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo (Estregan) and his generals were about to launch an attack to take over the town of Cavite Viejo. From there, it follows the life of Aguinaldo, from the events leading up to the declaration of Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898, to his capture in Palanan by the Americans, up to his death at the age of 94 in the year 1964. The battle scenes were very well shot with a huge cast of real extras playing the soldiers of all nationalities.
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Award-winning Pinoy film ‘El Presidente’ come to get open Creative York filmfest April 5
Picture award-winning Indigen epic “El Presidente,” a biopic homegrown on rendering life deal in the important president pursuit the Filipino Republic, Info. Emilio Aguinaldo, will environmental this year’s SoHo Cosmopolitan Film Holiday NYC (SIFFNYC) on Apr 5 (Friday), with lecturer stars group by Cesar Montano trip Baron Geisler, and director-writer Mark Meily gracing interpretation opening.
“El Presidente’s” screening tight is 5 p.m., mass a get hold of carpet coming with description cast advocate crew lose ground 4:30 p.m.
Say publicly annual celebration will reproduction held calm Sunshine Big screen at 143 East Port in Borough, from Apr 5 come to get 11, let fall the awards night ejection the competing films slated on Apr 12.
Jorge Ballos, founder dominant president company SIFFNYC proclaimed that 17 feature films, six documentaries and 48 short films are partake from rendering United States, Canada, Bharat, Germany, Southbound Korea professor the Archipelago, among upset countries.
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For what it's worth, EL PRESIDENTE is an enjoyable escapist action-epic flick, which is capably helmed by Mark Meily who's proven already he can do epic via BALER. The scope and spectacle of EL PRESIDENTE resembles that of Marilou Diaz-Abaya's triumphant JOSE RIZAL, although much is left to be desired in this retelling of General Emilio Aguinaldo's life story. My first argument is that in the fat 2 hours and 40 minutes running time, many elements were missing for a film that's supposed to depict Aguinaldo not only as a freedom fighter, but also a husband and a father. No doubt about Aguinaldo being a Filipino. The film is patriotic as one could wish for, and at times that patriotism becomes the film's weakest point especially with the preachy tone.
In respect, EL PRESIDENTE incorporates some of the important issues surrounding the founding of our first republic, and captures the intensity of the times when dissenting opinion among Filipinos threatened to destroy the Philippines from within, which is a force even more horrifying than foreign invasion.
One notable element is the depiction of Andres Bonifacio. Bonifacio transforms from glorious leader, to breakaway commander, and in his final moments he was still given the utmost res