Ishmael Bernal Movies

Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city.

When plain orphan Elsa begins having visions of the Virgin Mary, the rest of the residents of her isolated village find themselves questioning their...

An innocent young woman who sells flowers in a small-town cabaret frequented by down-and-out prostitutes is lusted after by the son of a school...

A girl is torn between two lovers: the one she loves, and the one she cannot resist.

The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are...

Horticulturist Teresita and Rex, a skydiving enthusiast and passenger jeep manufacturer, have been together for five years. Rex then meets the...

A 1974 film from Ishmael Bernal about a man with seven wives.

Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.

A determined single parent, she manages to raise a child while remaining successful in her career as an advertising executive. Everything in her life...

Boy Kodyak is detective Teo Rosa, a young plainclothesman still embued with idealism. When he finds out that a small-time punk named Rogel is...

A young woman and her mother fight over one man in this dramatic film about three people who genuinely love each other yet express their affection...

This drama offers a rare chance to compare the styles of two major Filipino filmmakers. The first episode is about a chance encounter between a...

Ferry owner Benjamin has a regular passenger, Chedeng, who is studying to become a midwife. Chedeng has a friend and neighbour, Maria, and without...

Virginal Ninay becomes a woman as an object of desire for liberation, but she's confused about her gender.

A woman recently separated from her politician husband has an affair with a male friend.

Follows a group of young adults as they navigate life after college.

A woman is thinking of abortion, against her firm faith and family's wants.

Tisoy is a bohemian balikbayan searching for his father. He gets help from his friends as they scour the immaculately clean Metro Manila as well as...

A group of high school students navigate their lives and loves in this ensemble film from Ishmael Bernal.