This study is an examination of Lino Brocka's development as a filmmaker of the New Cinema of the Philippines. It provides a close textual analysis of two recent Brocka films, Macho Dancer (1988) and Fight for Us (1989) using a sociocultural approach to the study of the representation of aspects of social reality and their relationship to contemporary Philippine society. The study is divided into six chapters: Chapter I contains the introduction to the study, Chapter II traces the development of Philippine cinema in relation to Philippine socio-political history, Chapter III describes the New Cinema film movement in the Philippines, Chapter IV provides a biographical sketch of Lino Brocka in which the development of his critical attitude, notions of social reality, and significant works are discussed, Chapter V contains the film analyses, and Chapter VI contains the conclusions to the study.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500765 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Santiago, Arminda V. (Arminda Vallejo) |
| Contributors | Fore, Steven James, Wyatt, Justin, 1963-, Veeder, Gerry |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 227 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | Philippines |
| Rights | Public, Santiago, Arminda V. (Arminda Vallejo), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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