Naglalayag
Naglalayag (Silent Passage) is a 2004 Filipino movie that tells the story of a May–December affair between a middle-aged judge and a young taxi driver. Brilliantly acted by Nora Aunor and Yul Servo, the couple’s story brings to light society’s perceptions of gender, age, and class.
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| Directed by | Maryo J. de los Reyes |
| Produced by | Yolly Q. Leano....supervising producer Gaudicio Manalo....executive producer |
| Written by | Irma Dimaranan |
| Screenplay by | Irma Dimaranan |
| Starring | Nora Aunor Yul Servo Aleck Bovic |
| Music by | Lutgardo Labad |
| Cinematography | Odyssey Flores |
| Edited by | Jess Navarro |
| Distributed by | Angora Films |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Naglalayag has received nine major awards in the 2004 Manila Film Festival, including Best Story and Best Screenplay, and was also the major winner in the 53rd FAMAS Awards. The film also won for Nora Aunor, Yul Servo, and Maryo J. de los Reyes the best actress, best actor, and Special Jury awards, respectively, at the 2004 Brussels International Independent Film Festival.[1]
Synopsis
Dorinda (Nora Aunor), a state prosecutor turned judge on the edge of a mid-life crisis, finds herself completely alone. Her only son Dennis resides in the US with his wife. She has been a widow for years but lonely she isn’t, she’d always tell everyone. Truth is, she lives an empty life.
Some twist of fate has her meeting Noah (Yul Servo), a young taxi driver who is poles apart from her own social and economic backgrounds. They guy is in mourning after his father, also a cabbie, died in the hands of a hold-up gang.
Dorinda is a judge and menopausal. Noah is a taxi driver and a virile 20-year-old. They don’t fit the equation. But, this what makes their relationship interesting, if not exciting.[2]
Reviews
- Indeed, no other actress since Erlinda Cortez, the wartime icon of Bagong Maestra vintage who had supposedly known the Stanislavski method, can hold a candle to Nora Aunor’s flame as she lights her way to a frontier all her own, contra mundum—against the world. But there is sadness in this illumination. As she plucks what seems to be a Forget-me-not in her garden at the end of Naglalayag, she realizes that she can only live her love in memory and that she cannot have it all. Not all women discern such gift at the moment of their gender’s proclamation and their body’s corruption.[3]--Patrick Flores, Young Critics Circle
- Naglalayag is a film which tells its story with the cinematic aesthetic in mind and heart. The film is filled with emotional rigor through which the affairs of the heart are dealt with, and dealt with intelligently. Naglalayag tackles a complex range of human relations premised on romance but problematizes it quite so rigorously so that love, though central in the lives of the characters is continually reread and therefore rewritten.[4] -- Jojo Devera, film blogger
Cast
- Nora Aunor as Judge Dorinda Cortez Vda. De Roces
- Yul Servo as Noah Garcia
- Jacklyn Jose as Lorena Garcia
- Celia Rodriguez as Mrs. Roces
- Aleck Bovick as Rica
- Irma Adlawan as Charie
- Chanda Romero as Maita
- Pen Medina as Pacio Garcia
- Boy Abunda as himself
Awards and recognition
International Awards
| Year | Group | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2004 | 31st Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles (Belgium) | Special Jury Award | Maryo J. de los Reyes | Won |
| Best Actress | Nora Aunor | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Yul Servo | Won |
Philippine Awards
| Year | Group | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Manila Film Festival | Best Picture | Won | |
| Best Actress | Nora Aunor | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Yul Servo | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Aleck Bovic | Won | ||
| Best Director | Maryo J. de los Reyes | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Irma Dimaranan | Won | ||
| Best Story | Irma Dimaranan | Won | ||
| Best Musical Score | Lutgardo Labad | Won | ||
| Best Original Theme Song | Sa Gitna ng Buhay ~ Rey Valera | Won | ||
| 2005 | FAMAS Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards | Best Picture | Won | |
| Best Director | Maryo J. de los Reyes | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Aleck Bovic | Won | ||
| Best Story | Irma Dimaranan | Won | ||
| Best Original Theme Song | Sa Gitna ng Buhay ~ Rey Valera | Won | ||
| Best in Editing | Jess Navarro | Won | ||
| Best in Cinematography | Odyssey Flores | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Yul Servo | Nominated | ||
| Gawad Urian Awards (Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino) | Best Actress | Nora Aunor | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aleck Bovick | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Yul Servo | Nominated | ||
| Film Academy of the Philippines (Luna Awards) | Best Supporting Actress | Jaclyn Jose | Won | |
| Best Picture | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Nora Aunor | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Yul Servo | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Irma Dimaranan | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | Nestor Mutia Angie Reyes |
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| Best Musical Score | Lutgardo Labad | Nominated | ||
| Golden Screen Awards for Movies (EnPress) | Best Actress | Nora Aunor | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jacklyn Jose | Nominated | ||
| Gawad PASADO (Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro) | Pinakapasadong Aktres | Nora Aunor | Won | |
| BALATCA (Batangas Laguna Teachers Association for Culture and the Arts | Best Actress | Nora Aunor | Won | |
| Gawad TANGLAW | Kapuripuring Aktres | Nora Aunor | Won |
References
- "Naglalayag screenplay". Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- "Nora Aunor Filmography". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- "Driving Miss Nora". yccfilmdesk.tumblr.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12.
- "NAGLALAYAG A Passage Into The Highs And Lows Of Love". LaAunor. 2006.
External links
Naglalayag on IMDb