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Ilusyon

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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.

Directed byPaolo Villaluna, Ellen Ramos

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
TL
Released
January 1, 2005
Studios
Viva DigitalPelipula ProductionsPollen Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Yul Servo

Yul Servo

Miguel

Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee

Tess

JC Parker

JC Parker

Stella

Ronnie Lazaro

Ronnie Lazaro

Pablo

Bella Flores

Bella Flores

Manang Karing

Bituin Escalante

Bituin Escalante

Clara

Bodjie Pascua

Bodjie Pascua

Cow (voice)

Boots Anson-Roa

Boots Anson-Roa

Doctor

Anita Linda

Anita Linda

Stella's Lola

Tetchie Agbayani

Tetchie Agbayani

Miguel's mother Lucretia

Creative team
Directed by
Paolo Villaluna
Paolo Villaluna
Ellen Ramos
Ellen Ramos
Written by
Jon Red
Jon Red
Paolo Villaluna
Paolo Villaluna
Produced by
Vincent del Rosario III
Vincent del Rosario III
Veronique del Rosario-Corpus
Veronique del Rosario-Corpus

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