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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. |
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| Ratings: | IMDB: 7.9/10 | |
| Released: | January 1, 2005 | |
| Runtime: | 100 min | |
| Genres: | Drama | |
| Companies: | Viva Digital Pelipula Productions Pollen Productions | |
| Cast: | Ronnie Lazaro Yul Servo Jennifer Lee J.C. Parker | |
| Crew: | Jon Red Paolo Villaluna Ellen Ramos | |
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