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Mababangong Bangungot or Perfumed Nightmare is a 1977 Filipino comedy-drama film starring, written and directed by Kidlat Tahimik, who also edited, co-shot, and produced it.
A jeepney driver from the Philippines travels to Europe and rejects Western technology and culture. The film is a personal statement by director Kidlat Tahimik, who was a consultant to the OECD in Paris.
- (891)
- Comedy, Drama
- Kidlat Tahimik
- 1979
Feb 26, 2021 · This uproariously confrontational comedy by the Filipino director Kidlat Tahimik, from 1977, is an audacious classic of independent filmmaking. Tahimik also stars, as a puckish character of the...
- Condé Nast
Feb 18, 2019 · The“Perfumed Nightmare” was his creative testing ground. In his memorable debut, Kidlat Tahimik drifted away from the established narrative conventions and combined a cinéma-vérité with fictionized sequences, a docudrama, semi-autobiographical elements, a fable, and a film essay.
A semi-autobiographical mockumentary about a Filipino jeepney driver who moves to Paris and is disillusioned by Western society. The film is a playful critique of colonialism, globalization and neoliberalism, with a unique style and humor.
- (3.6K)
- Kidlat Kulog Productions, American Zoetrope
- Kidlat Tahimik
Jun 28, 2018 · Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes. Subtitles: 4 languages + Show. Availability: Worldwide. Produced and directed by Kidlat Tahimik, this brilliant semi-autobiographical fable tells the story of a young Filipino born in 1942 (during the Occupation), his awakening to, and reaction against, American cultural colonialism.
- 4 min
- Les Blank Films
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Perfumed Nightmare Young Kidlat is a jeepney driver in the Philippines, but his dream is to leave his village and travel to Europe, the embodiment of the technological advancement he idolizes. Instead, he discovers inhumane modernity no better than what he left behind.
