Philippine Cinema: Golden Age

Rich, beautiful Rosita would do anything to win the love of the man with whom she is obsessed, but neither her beauty nor all the money in the world gives her what she wants.

Catherine goes through all the travails of a young woman who must deal with a scheming stepfather out to dupe her of her inheritance.

Friendship takes a violent turn when Nora Aunor finds that she's a pawn in the intriguing games being played by her employer and close friend Hilda Koronel. How far should the bonds of friendship go?

A devoted fan is groomed to bring down her idol's career. A classic story of love, success, and what people are willing to sacrifice to achieve them.

Star for All Seasons Vilma Santos and Pinoy Cinema Icon Christopher De Leon portray two star crossed lovers, meeting each other across several lifetimes, hoping that in each cycle they can break down the walls that keep them apart.

Joel and Grace are about to get married, but they recall their past loves--how they met and how their relationships ended. And just before their wedding, their former loves meet them.

A young woman suffers such great difficulties in life that she has forgotten how to dream.

A woman marries a man whose marriage has been annulled recently and finds being a stepmother to his children to be very difficult.

Set at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.

Dolzura Cortez has had several men in her life. One returns as an AIDS researcher and Dolzura is to be his unwitting subject. He encourages her to come out into the public so that she can dispel the social stigma that comes with the disease.

A 1978 Filipino romantic drama film about a man's guilt over his affair with another woman that hurt the feelings of his long time girlfriend.

A wealthy man comes to terms with his stepsister.

This landmark film is considered by many to be one of the most important in Philippine cinema. The son of a wealthy man, Junior has everything he could possibly want. But the emptiness of his extravagant lifestyle and the hypocrisy of the town's so-called leading citizens weigh heavily on him, pushing him to reach out to the village outcasts.

As the eldest sibling, Dianne Alvero (Bea Alonzo) acts as a mother to her family. After 10 years of absence, her father Franco (Christopher De Leon) returns to live with his family. All accept him without hesitation--except for Dianne. She's worried about what future trauma her father might bring them. The family secrets are yet to be revealed. family who accepts him without hesitation except for Dianne. She's worried about what future trauma her dad may bring to the family. The family secrets are yet to be revealed. "Sa'yo Lamang" is a Filipino Star Cinema film.

A pregnant wife amicably confronts the mistress of her husband only to make things worse for their marriage. Thereafter is the revelation of a big secret which haunted her and series of sacrifices the couple must do in the name of love.

The coming-of-age story of young college student, Joey (Christopher de Leon), who has lost all sense of direction and meaning in life, waking up every morning to the same old day that went before; fruitless, senseless, lifeless. He's a carefree kind of guy who just bums around with his friends. The only thing that inspires him is music. The problem is, he has yet to finish writing a song, which turns out to be the movie's theme song, and the theme song of his awakening. Then Joey meets Ana (Hilda Koronel), who immediately sweeps him off his feet. A very sweet friendship develops between them. Suddenly, Joey's world is turned upside-down and his mornings are never the same again.

The story follows the trials of a woman as she risks to build a meaningful relationship with a married man despite the different hurdles that abound.

A young lonely girl. A lost young man. A house on a deserted beach. This was the beginning.

A story of a married couple brought together by the illness of their child.

An embittered mother sends her daughter away when the girl reestablishes a relationship with her estranged father.

A WORKING WIFE, A PRODUCTION ASSISTANT IN A TELEVISION NETWORK, AND A JOURNALIST SUCCUMB TO THE PRESSURES AND DEMANDS OF THEIR CAREERS AND GIVE UP ON THEIR MARRIAGE.

The film revolves around two couples who find themselves in conflict with the foreign commercial giants that control the Philippine economy, the Japanese and the Chinese.

A middle-class Filipino family struggles to survive in the era of dictatorship.

A man returns to his home town where he becomes involved with two women: one he has known since his childhood and the other one, a mysterious woman he met in the town cemetery while visiting the grave of his departed mother.