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Dimayacyac, Jermaine Rae A.

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The film entitledBiyaya ng Lupais a 1959 drama film directed by Manuel il!s starrin" R!sa

R!sal, T!ny ant!s r., #er!y al$ad!r, %arl!s &adilla Jr., and Marita '!bel. The film

sh!(cases the life !f a ty)ical *ili)in! family li$in" the rural life. *r!m the marria"e !f Mariaand J!se, t! their (!r+ in the fields until their r!le as )arents, the *ili)in! $alues are als! sh!(n.

!me !f these *ili)in! $alues are "!!d $alues and these $alues are the !nes that sh!( l!$e and

res)ect bet(een the )arents and their children. !(e$er, s!me !f the *ili)in! $alues sh!(n inthis film cann!t really be called $alues but s!meh!( dis$alues. These $alues are the !nes that

sh!( that "!in" t! Manila (ill chan"e their li$es, that

Maganda ang Maputi.This may n!t be seen in the film since it-s a blac+ and (hite m!$ie but,l!!+in" at R!sa R!sal n!( tells us that film industry bef!re $alues (hite )e!)le already. Als!,

e$en in the st!ry itself, the (!men fr!m Manila that are (hiter and m!re beautiful are "i$en

m!re attenti!n. An instance is (hen Mi"uel met a (!man fr!m Manila and it (as li+e a bi" deal

f!r them meetin" her. And, the (!man in the film is sh!(n as m!re beautiful than the !ther(!men in their )lace. Als!, (hen Artur! (ent bac+ fr!m Manila, Artur! came al!n" (ith a

(!man named /l!ria. n this film, /l!ria is sh!(n as (hiter, m!re beautiful and seier than the(!men in the )r!$ince.

Mapalad ang Inaapi.This dis$alue is e$idently seen in the film. Maria and J!se are )resented asthe unluc+y !nes. !(e$er, in the end, they c!n2uered all their challen"es in life. An instance is

(hen a st!rm came and ruined their li$in". 3ther instances are (hen An"elita (as ra)ed by

4run! and (hen J!se (as +illed by 4run!. These instances sh!( that life (as unfair t! them.

!(e$er, in the end, (hen 4run! (as +illed by the (h!le nei"hb!rh!!d, ustice (as ser$ed f!rthe death !f J!se and f!r (hat ha))ened t! An"elita.

Masaya ang may Palabas.n this film, a r!ller c!aster !f em!ti!ns is sh!(n. There-s acti!nbet(een 4run! and Mi"uel, (herein y!u (!n-t really e)ect that a deafmute )ers!n li+e Mi"uel

(!uld be the her! in the st!ry. And, it really thrilled the (h!le class (hen it (as their fi"ht.

Then, there-s als! drama (ith all the cryin" m!ments !f R!sa R!sal and the tra"ic thin"s thatha))en t! their family. Als!, there-s c!medy (hene$er this cute little b!y, #it!, c!mes in. And

lastly, the sin"in" and dancin" are als! )resented in the film. The sin"in" and dancin" are d!ne

by a "r!u) !f )e!)le.

Maganda pa ang Daigdig.And, ust li+e s!me fairy tales, there-s al(ays a ha))y endin" in e$ery

*ili)in! m!$ie. n the film, the st!ry ended (hen 4run! (as ca)tured by the nei"hb!rh!!d and

the family li$ed a )eaceful life. This +ind !f endin" is s!meh!( a s!urce !f h!)e f!r m!st$ie(ers that maganda pa ang daigdig.!(e$er, (e +n!( that ha))y endin"s are really ust a

fairy tale.

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Biyaya Ng Lupa (1959)

Maria R!sa R!sal8 and J!se T!ny ant!s8start a lan!nes !rchard

A y!un" married c!u)le, Maria and J!se R!sa R!sal and T!ny ant!s8 start life t!"ether

creatin" a lan!nes !rchard in the c!untryside. *!ur children are b!rn t! the c!u)le Mi"uel#er!y al$ad!r8, Artur! %arl!s &adilla Jr8, An"elita Marita '!bel8, and #it! Danil! Jurad!8.

The eldest, Mi"uel, is a deafmute.

#ife is "!!d t! them and the children "r!( u) and brin" !y t! the c!mmunity. 4ut tr!uble enters

their li$es (hen J!se incurs the enmity !f 4run! J!se)h de %!rd!$a8. 4run!, a (id!(er, ismuch feared in the $illa"e, f!r it is rum!red that he caused the death !f his (ife. And yet he

(ants t! remarry and is c!urtin" %h!len" Mila 3cam)!8, J!se:s niece. 4ut %h!len" a$!ids

4run! li+e the )la"ue and !ne day, in tryin" t! "et a(ay fr!m 4run!, %h!len" sli)s and falls !ffa cliff and dies

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Bruno (Joseph de Cordova) cannot believe

that Choleng (Mila Ocapo) is dead

The $illa"e is !utra"ed and 4run! hides in the m!untains. There, he )l!ts his re$en"e !n the$illa"e, )articularly !n J!se:s family. e finds his chance !ne day (hen An"elita brin"s f!!d t!

her father and br!ther Artur! (hile they (!r+ in the field. e ambushes the y!un" "irl and ra)es

her. J!se, (ith the hel) !f the entire $illa"e, hunts him d!(n but is sh!t d!(n in c!ld bl!!d by4run!.

!"o successive tragedies#

the rape o$ %ngelita and the urder o$ Jose

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%rturo deands oney

Mean(hile, Artur!:s mind is )re!ccu)ied by the )!ssibilities !f life in the city. e disli+es

(!r+in" in the field, (hile his deafmute br!ther, Mi"uel, is hardly any hel) and instead c!urts a)retty $illa"e "irl, /l!ria %armencita Abad8. Artur! "!es t! Manila, dreamin" !f unima"ined

riches, but suddenly he returns and he is n!t al!ne. A ty)ical Manila hussy is (ith him, all made

u) and c!ntem)tu!us !f )r!$incial life. Artur! d!es n!t ha$e the riches he )r!mised and instead

as+s his m!ther t! m!rt"a"e their rice fields, (hich she d!es. Artur! returns t! Manila.

&ith Jose dead' and %rturo gone'

the un$ortunate Maria continues their "or

4run!, in the mean(hile, is n!t thr!u"h (ith Maria:s family, and n!( desires An"elita e$en

m!re. e flees t! an!ther t!(n (here a "reedy land!(ner Mari! R!ldan8 hires him t! destr!y

the )!tentially rich lan!nes har$est that Maria:s family has (aited t(enty years f!r.

3ne dar+ ni"ht, 4run! and his men start their (!r+ but the family is ready and the entire $illa"ec!mes t! their rescue. Mi"uel, the deafmute, bein" the !nly man left in the family, faces 4run!

bra$ely and +ills the bandit.

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Miguel' (Leroy alvador)' the dea$*ute'

"eeps a$ter illing Bruno' the bandit+

Artur!, the )r!di"al s!n, returns, al!ne this time and )enniless, be""in" f!r f!r"i$eness.

;nf!r"i$in" at first, Mi"uel, refuses t! ta+e him bac+. 4ut Maria brin"s ab!ut a rec!nciliati!n !fthe t(! br!thers. &eace returns t! the family !nce m!re and in s)ite !f J!se:s absence, Maria

realies that life indeed must "! !n. They rea) the fruits and blessin"s !f their b!untiful land.

Miguel' (Leroy alvador)' the dea$*ute'

"eeps a$ter illing Bruno' the bandit+

4iyaya n" #u)a (!n the *ili)in! Academy !f M!$ie Arts and ciences *AMA8 a(ard f!r

4est &icture in 1959, as (ell as 4est t!ry f!r %els! Al. %arunun"an. t "ained internati!nal

fame at the Asian *ilm *esti$al in 1960 held in T!+y! (hen #er!y al$ad!r (!n the a(ard f!r4est u))!rtin" Act!r.

The career !f Manuel il!s s)ans se$eral decades fr!m the 1968, &u))y #!$e 19568, and Tul!y an" #i"aya 195?8. e (as

technically )r!ficient and did m!s t !f his s)ecial effects !n camera. 4iyaya n"#u)a (as a milest!ne in his career, f!r he is best remembered f!r this film, a

seri!us rural mel!drama, a "enre he rarely tac+led. e (as the reci)ient !f the

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@atatan"in" /a(ad ;rian in 1979, and the *ilm Academy !f the &hili))ines h!n!red him (ith

the #ifetime Achie$ement A(ard in 19?5.