Selected Essays on Tradition and Innovation in the Filipino Cinema of the 1970s by the Manunuri Ng Pelikulang Pilipino

The book contains four sections. "Film Essays" includes "Film History," "Problems and Prospects," and "Critical Studies." The next section, "Genre Films," discusses drama or melodrama, action movies, musicals, comedies, historical films, and bomba or erotic movies. "The New Cinema" is composed of four essays: "1973-1975: The Beginnings," "1976: Vintage Year," "1977: A Lean Harvest," "1978: A Second Law," and "1979: A Good Year." The last section, "Film Portraits," features profiles of producers, directors, actors, artists, and technicians. - Joel David

Published in 1980 by Manuel L. Morato

524 pages / Hardcover