

Ilusyon
2005-01-01 · 100 min · ★ 1.0
Set in Philippine post-American colonialist era, where the American influence was still apparent, Ilusyon tells the story of Miguel, a young man from the countryside, who decides to visit his father, Pablo, a Modernist painter in Manila. Upon his arrival, he discovers that his father has decided to leave for the province but he opted to stay in Manila for a vacation. One day, he meets Stella, a nude model originally scheduled to pose for Miguel's father. Struck by her beauty, Miguel does the unthinkable - he pretends to be his father the painter. Developing a relationship based on a lie, things turn for the worse as Stella begets a strange skin disease that turns off Miguel. Surrounded by strange characters - a talking cow, a talkative mailman and a nosy landlady - Miguel is driven into a frenzy realization about beauty, lust, love and being true to oneself. An ambiguous ending underlines the surreal tone of the film.
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Production details
- Directors
- Paolo Villaluna, Ellen Ramos
- Production companies
- Viva Digital, Pelipula Productions, Pollen Productions
- Countries
- Philippines
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Yul ServoMiguel
Jennifer LeeTess
JC ParkerStella
Ronnie LazaroPablo
Bella FloresManang Karing
Bituin EscalanteClara
Bodjie PascuaCow (voice)
Boots Anson-RoaDoctor
Anita LindaStella's Lola
Tetchie AgbayaniMiguel's mother Lucretia
Jao MapaArtist
Dennis EmpalmadoCarpenter 2
Archie AdamosFrancisco
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