Ilusyon

Ilusyon

2005
1h 40m
1.0

1.0/10

1 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: TL

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Production Information

Production Companies
Viva Digital Pelipula Productions Pollen Productions
Production Countries
Philippines
Spoken Languages
Tagalog

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 2005
Status Released
Language TL
IMDb ID tt0843521

Cast

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

Jao Mapa
Jao Mapa

Artist

Danny Red
Danny Red

Suitor

Key Crew

Paolo Villaluna
Director
Jon Red
Screenplay
Ellen Ramos
Director
Paolo Villaluna
Screenplay
Vincent del Rosario III
Producer
Veronique del Rosario-Corpus
Producer
Tess Cruz
Producer
Vic del Rosario Jr.
Executive Producer