Ishmael Bernal Movies

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

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

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

A witty sex comedy about two young cousins who trade places for their courtship strategies which end up hilarious.

Amy must choose between two men, Vic, her ex-husband who suddenly disappeared, or William, her present husband who can provide everything she needs.

A motion picture about about a group of lost and confused youth.

A provincial son who just finished law school embarked on becoming a successful man, even if it means leaving behind his former life and seducing a...

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

A Filipino aristocrat loves his wife but he has a little fun with a chorus girl.

A re-telling of Artemio Ricarte, a Filipino patriot who fought against the Spanish and later Americans. He was later supported by the Japanese during...

Si Popeye, atbp (Popeye etc.) is an unofficial Popeye film released in the Philippines in 1973. A live-action film, it consists of three stories:...

A 2012 documentary about the making and the legacy of the 1982 drama masterpiece directed by Ishmael Bernal that ended up being one of the greatest...

The first team-up of Richard Gomez and Carmina Villaruel, playing Ardo and Rosel in this action flick, which is at the same time Ishmael Bernal's...

This musical-drama revolves around a widower who lived in the US with his only daughter. They returned to the Philippines, where his late wife grew...

In a time in the Philippines when the concept of divorce does not exist, a young woman has an affair with a married man. Eventually, they move in...

A scheme of two sisters fell through when the one falls for the other's estranged husband.

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

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

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