Although Filipino cinema dates to the early silent era and shares many characteristics with Western film, it has frequently been ignored by Western critics and audiences. This book offers a rare study of cinema in the Philippines. The first half of the work presents a history. Chapters cover lost pre–World War II films, the postwar cinema boom, the Philippines’ unique relationship with the United States and its manifestation on film, and Filipino cinema’s decline. The second half of the book is the most comprehensive published filmography of Filipino cinema to date.

Bryan L. Yeatter lives in Ocala, Florida.

Bryan L. Yeatter
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 431
Bibliographic Info: 88 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2013 [2007]
pISBN: 978-0-7864-7524-7
eISBN: 978-1-4766-0319-3
Imprint: McFarland

Preface      1

Introduction      3

1. 1897–1930      5

2. 1931–1941      18

3. 1942–1945      41

4. 1946–1956      51

5. 1957–1967      79

6. 1968–1973      103

7. 1974–1985      129

8. 1986–1997      166

9. 1998–2005      197

Filmography      241

Chapter Notes      403

Bibliography      407

Index      413

“presents a chronological history of Philippine cinema”—Communication Booknotes Quarterly.