Janus Films has shared a trailer for Magellan, the historical drama from writer-director Lav Diaz. The film stars Gael García Bernal as Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer who attempted the first voyage across the Pacific Ocean in the early 16th century, and follows his journey as he navigates his fleet to Southeast Asia to colonise […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Genus Pan
Genus Pan, 2020. Written and directed by Lav Diaz. Starring Nanding Josef, Bart Guingona, and Don Melvin Boongaling. SYNOPSIS: A look at how much human beings are like animals. Lav Diaz’s (Norte, the End of History) new 157-minute film will likely seem like a positively restrained effort to his followers, given that it isn’t uncommon for […]
