Produced by center stage productions and the film development council of the philippines fdcp, melvin mangada and jaime santiago, the film was written by henry burgos and directed by brillante mendoza. Actress nora aunor attends the thy womb photocall during the 69th venice film festival at the palazzo del casino on september 6, 2012 in venice, italy. Aunor has also appeared in several stage plays, television shows and concerts. Asiapacific screen awards best actress for thy womb 2012 left and cairo best actress for the flor contemplacion story 1995. Thy womb was an official entry in the 69th venice film festival where it won three special prizes. Nora aunor thy womb winning performance as best actress in 7th asian film award, hongkong duration. The movie opens inside a home, presumably with an ocean view, and kids jumping off of what looks like the porch into the ocean. Nazareno taddei award special mention, and the bisato d oro award for best actress for nora aunor. Had nora aunor been nominated that year 1976, she would have already deserved to win on the strength of the two films she made that year, minsay isang gamugamo and tatlong taong walang diyos, considered classics like anakdalita and badjao, and two others she made earlier banaue in 1975 and fe esperanza caridad in 1974. Fortunately for those who love aunor, the film provides momentary scenes that up the ante of performances for all actors in the landfemale or male, transsexual or bisexual, young or old.
Actress nora aunor attends the thy womb photocall during. Streamcloud sinapupunan 2012 deutsch stream german. Dec 26, 2012 beautiful but flawed, thy womb is a showcase of culture more than a proper drama. Shaleha, nora aunors character, is helping with a home. Sinapupunan is a 2012 filipino drama film starring nora aunor, bembol roco, mercedes cabral, and lovi poe.
Shaleha and her husband live a simple life but she struggles to cope with the irony of her own infertility. Few words are ever spoken by shaleha nora aunor, but her expressive eyes convey a religious peace and a love that knows no boundaries. Thy womb is the story of badjao midwife shaleha nora aunor and her husband bangasan bembol roco in tawitawi. Directed by brillante mendoza, thy womb is the most internationally acclaimed. Nora aunor, one of the philippines biggest stars, offers a moving portrayal of a.
See more it was all over the news this weekend nora aunor is coming back from the united states with her new look co shinagawa lasik and aesthetic center. Watch thy womb starring nora aunor in this drama on directv. Aside from aunor, thy womb stars bembol roco, lovi poe and mercedes cabral. In order to make her husband happy, they started the search for bangasans second wife who can give them a child. Sinapupunan is a 2012 filipino drama film starring nora aunor, bembol. With nora aunor, bembol roco, lovi poe, mercedes cabral. What can be more punishing for a midwife, who greets countless babies to life, than to face her own infertility. Beautiful but flawed, thy womb is a showcase of culture more than a proper drama. An infertile midwife turns matchmaker for her aging husband in the everprolific brillante mendozas colorfully ethnographic but torpid drama thy womb sinapupunan, premiering in venice. Nora aunor for national artist, manila, philippines. The drama never quite rises to the heights one would expect from such an emotionally loaded premise. An infertile midwife and her husband find a surrogate mother so that. Venice was a whirl of photo shoots, interviews and redcarpet excitement for the three filipino actressesnora aunor, lovi poe and mercedes.
Lets all support this movie which is bound to become one of the philippines more important indie movies. Miracle of the ages the great pyramid by worth smith. Thy womb focuses on bangasan and his wife shaleha, a childless, aging. Nora aunor thy womb award winning movie tagalog full. It also brings the longmissed talents of philippine superstar ms. Thy womb continues director brillante mendozas successes in the international independent film circuit. From director brillante mendozas successes in the international independent film circuit a middleaged childless moslem badjao woman named shaleha nora aunor living in tawitawi finds a suitable second wife for her husband bangasan bembol roco to have a child of his own, unmindful of the consequences this decision might impose on her. Nora aunor born nora cabaltera villamayor on may 21, 1953 is a critically acclaimed filipina actress, recording artist, and film producer. May 21, 1953 is a filipina actress, recording artist, and film producer. Unfortunately for the nora aunor aficionado, thy womb offers no socalled moments, those conjured lessons about acting regular actors are proud of. May 21, 1953 is a filipino actress, recording artist, and film producer. November 23 showing of thy womb at sm lanang, davao.
With thy womb, nora aunor fans are reminded once again why she is dubbed superstar of philippine entertainment as a storyteller, brillante is always clever with using metaphors. Dec 19, 2016 nora aunor born nora cabaltera villamayor on may 21, 1953 in iriga, camarines sur is a multiawarded filipino actresssingerproducer. A saga of island life stuck between the devil of passion and the deep blue sea of tradition. This movie shows us that the plot need not be too complicated in order for it to be of artistic merit. Aunor has also appeared in several stage plays, television shows, and concerts. An infertile midwife and her husband find a surrogate mother so that they can have a child. Aunor started her career in the philippine entertainment industry as a singer after she won an amateur singing contest. Nora aunor sarong banggi available in stereo by radiowealth. Nora aunor born nora cabaltera villamayor on may 21, 1953 in iriga, camarines sur is a multiawarded filipino actresssingerproducer. Luna awards vilma santos, fap voting members went for noras thy womb the previous year, although they have given nora their awards three years consecutively, noranians have enraged some fap members by complaining too much about thy womb not getting the countrys representative to oscar, but just based on vilmas performance and fap. Headlined by nora aunor and bembol roco, boasting all kinds of international awards, thy womb is a strong film that follows a very defined aesthetic.
Tagalog movie thy womb starring nora aunor full movie. Nora aunor, lovi poe, mercedes cabral explore old city in fiveday whirl. Shaleha aunor and her husband bangasan roco lives in poverty among the various tawitawi islands south of the philippines. Typically arresting direction and a stoically moving lead turn from local industry legend nora aunor. Dec 24, 2012 a bajau midwife copes with the irony of her own infertility amid the deprivations of her gypsy community in tawitawi. Sep 06, 2012 an infertile midwife turns matchmaker for her aging husband in the everprolific brillante mendozas colorfully ethnographic but torpid drama thy womb sinapupunan, premiering in venice. Director brillante mendoza and actress nora aunor attends the thy womb premiere at the 69th.
Thy womb mendozas work has struggled to crack the international arthouse circuit, and his forbiddingly titled latest doesnt seem an obvious exception, despite typically arresting direction and. A bajau midwife copes with her infertility as she helps women in her gypsy community. Nov 08, 2012 opens on december 25, 2012 an official entry to the 2012 metro manila film festival. Sep 07, 2012 thy womb mendozas work has struggled to crack the international arthouse circuit, and his forbiddingly titled latest doesnt seem an obvious exception, despite typically arresting direction and a. Thy womb is a moving and visually captivating with two commanding. Opens on december 25, 2012 an official entry to the 2012 metro manila film festival. Thy womb tells a very slight story about a womans devotion to her husband, the movie ending just as it sits on the brink of getting really interesting.
Nov 02, 20 thy womb official trailer center stage productions. Sep 02, 2012 aside from aunor, thy womb stars bembol roco, lovi poe and mercedes cabral. Sep 15, 2012 venice was a whirl of photo shoots, interviews and redcarpet excitement for the three filipino actressesnora aunor, lovi poe and mercedes cabralwho accompanied director brillante mendoza. A bajau midwife copes with the irony of her own infertility amid the deprivations of her gypsy community in tawitawi.
The acclaimed film, which topbills nora aunor as a survivor of supertyphoon yolanda, will be shown at greenbelt 3 in makati. Nov 21, 2012 thy womb was an official entry in the 69th venice film festival where it won three special prizes. All you like thy womb webrip h264 filipino movie with. The reality in which people do have different cultures as well as their way of living that was affected by the things or events in their surroundings.
Acknowledged as the one and only superstar of philippine entertainment, aunor has also headlined several stage plays, television shows, and concerts. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Victory in venice director brillante mendoza and actress nora aunor show off one of the awards of thy womb. Thy womb official trailer center stage productions. Just when thy womb reaches its emotional climax with an event toward which most of the movie had been moving, it abruptly ends. Directed by brillante mendoza, thy womb is the most internationally acclaimed filipino film of 2012an official selection at. The cast and crew of thy womb including actresses lovi poe nora aunor director. Directed by brillante mendoza, thy womb is the most internationally acclaimed filipino film of 2012. So, you feel her pain, her joy, her longing, her dignified submission to the test of. We see the magnificent nora aunor, playing the barren wife and midwife shaleha, looking through an open window onto a vista of open sea and soaring birds, and then the credits roll.
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