Years active 1975–2001 | Name Edgardo Reyes Role Novelist | |
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Full Name Edgardo M. Reyes Movies Manila in the Claws of Light, Laro Sa Baga, Bangkang Papel sa Dagat ng Apoy, Hoy Mister, Ako ang Misis Mo Awards Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for One-act Play in Filipino Similar People Lino Brocka, Clodualdo del Mundo Jr, Chito S Rono, Joseph Estrada | ||
Occupation Novelist, screenwriter | ||
Interview with edgardo m reyes
Edgardo M. Reyes is a Filipino male novelist. His literature first appeared in the Tagalog magazine, Liwayway. His novels include Laro sa Baga,
Contents
- Interview with edgardo m reyes
- Si ama ni edgardo m reyes
- His works and Philippine cinema
- Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag
- The Film
- Writing credits filmography
- References
Si ama ni edgardo m reyes
His works and Philippine cinema
Apart from being a book author, Edgardo M. Reyes is also a screenwriter whose film credits include Sa Kagubatan ng Lungsod (The Jungle in the City) (1975), Hoy Mister Ako ang Misis Mo (Hey Mister I Am Your Wife) (1976) and Uod at Rosas (Of Worms and Roses) (1982). The plot descriptions of these films had been cited and reviewed by the New York Times newspaper.
Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag
Edgardo M. Reyes's Tagalog novel Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag had later been adapted into film by the well-known Philippine director, Lino Brocka and was given the title Maynila, Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (Manila: In the Claws of Light), which had also been reviewed by the New York Times in 1975. It had been spotlighted once more at the Walter Read Theater of the Lincoln Center from 31 July through 20 August 1999. It was included in the said film festival to celebrate the 100th year of Philippine Independence organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, in partnership with the Philippine Centennial Commission, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, IFFCOM, the Philippine Information Agency, the Consulate General of the Philippines in New York and the Philippine Centennial Coordinating Council – Northeast USA. The book version was republished in the Philippines by the De La Salle University Press in 1986.
The Film
Edgardo M. Reyes's Laro sa Baga (Playing with Fire) has also been made into a movie in 2000. The said cinematography version has been a feature film, with English subtitles, during the 2005 New York Filipino Film Festival from 10 to 16 June 2005 and was screened at the ImaginAsian Cinema, 239 East 59 Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues). Laro sa Baga is an erotic romantic odyssey: an intense drama of a young couple who fell in love while exploring the politics of sexual awakening and social relations. A racy movie with full-frontal male nudity, the film examines how innocence can easily turn into deceit, and how tender passions can unexpectedly explode into violence. Several subplots in the novel were compromised for the screenplay such as the exclusion of characters Victoria Gonzaga and her daughter of unclarified origin, Teng. Other subplots were intertwined to cut the main plotline short. It was directed by the Filipino director, Chito Roño, with a cast of actors that include Carlos Morales and Ara Mina. It won best picture during the Urian 2000.