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 the […]
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 his works to run […]
