Hihintayin Kita sa Langit
Hihintayin Kita sa Langit (transl. I'll Wait for You in Heaven) is a 1991 award-winning Philippine romantic drama film directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna based on a screenplay by Raquel Villavicencio, and starring Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta. The film is a loose adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. The film was restored by ABS-CBN Film Restoration and Central Digital Lab and was subsequently released in select theaters on February 27, 2017.[1]
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| Directed by | Carlos Siguion-Reyna |
| Produced by | Armida Siguion-Reyna |
| Written by | Raquel Villavicencio |
| Based on | Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë |
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| Cinematography | Romeo Vitug |
| Edited by | Jess Navarro |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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Synopsis
Carmina begins to doubt her future with poor Gabriel when another suitor dazzles her with expensive gifts. Overhearing Carmina's sentiments, Gabriel is heartbroken and goes away to return a wealthy man to prove his worthiness to Carmina.[2]
Cast of characters
- Richard Gomez as Gabriel
- Jomari Yllana as young Gabriel
- Dawn Zulueta as Carmina Salvador
- Guila Alvarez as young Carmina
- Michael de Mesa as Milo Salvador
- Gio Alvarez as young Milo
- Jackie Lou Blanco as Sandra Illustre
- Eric Quizon as Alan Illustre
- Vangie Labalan as Adora
- Jose Mari Avellana as Don Joaquin Salvador
Production
The film was mostly shot in Batanes.
Release
Hihintayin Kita sa Langit was produced by Reyna Films. The film was theatrically released in the Philippines on June 15, 1991.
Digitally restored version
The uncut original 35mm picture negative taken from the storage of the producer, ReynaFilms, was used as the source for restoration. The picture was scanned in 4K and converted to 2K for digital restoration. It took the restoration artists a total of 660 actual manual hours to address the unsteady shots, warps, missing frames, and bumps due to the splice marks of the film. The colorist spent 100 actual manual hours to bring back its color tonalities and saturation with the supervision of the director (Carlos Siguion-Reyna) and cinematographer (Romeo Vitug). The source used for the audio restoration was the original sound negative. Carlos Siguion-Reyna also supervised the curing of the audio, the most crucial part of which was the audio syncing and annoying background noise.[3]
The film was digitally restored and remastered by the ABS-CBN Film Archives in partnership with Central Digital Lab as part of their Sagip Pelikula campaign. It was premiered on February 27, 2017 at the Glorietta 4 Cinema in the Ayala Center, Makati City, Metro Manila.[4] The premiere was attended by the film's director Carlos Siguion-Reyna, writer Raquel Villavicencio, stars Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta, Eric Quizon, Guila Alvarez, Vangie Labalan plus cinematographer Romy Vitug, editor Jess Navarro, and Richard Reynoso who sang the theme song.[3]
TV Adaptation
The film was adapted for television in 2012. The TV series ran from January 16 through October 24, 2012 and was topbilled by Coco Martin and Julia Montes and original stars Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta along with an ensemble cast.[5]
See also
References
- "Richard-Dawn 1991 movie restored". The Philippine Star. March 3, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "iTunes - Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit (I Will Wait for You In Heaven)". iTunes. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "HIHINTAYIN KITA SA LANGIT - Cinema Classics Premiere". Facebook. February 28, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- "Heaven can't wait: Restoring 'Hihintayin Kita sa Langit'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 6, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- "Coco says 'Walang Hanggan' is his best birthday gift". ABS-CBN News. 1 November 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2019.