Bagabag

Bagabag

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Title:
Bagabag
Description:
Bagabag is a narrative film about a young woman who was a victim of incest when she was 8 years old. When she goes home for a visit her father makes an advance towards her and as she fights him off, she is given a chance to kill him and to avenge the injustice that was done to her. In the end, she decides against it. There are three characters in this film. The first is the father. He is 45 years old. He is a lawyer and is very dictatorial. Next is the mother who is 40 years old. She has a very weak personality and she just lets her husband push her around. Lastly, the daughter, Laura, is a graduating journalism student. She lives away from home and is at their house for a short visit. The story starts with the daughter, Laura, unpacking her things on the bed. Her mother enters and tries to strike up a conversation but to no avail. Reluctantly, the mother leaves the room. Once she was alone, Laura remembers the time when she was a kid and she ran to her father, who at that time was cleaning his gun. Her father leaves to give her a surprise, a doll. The first encounter between father and daughter takes place in the dining room during dinner. In this scene, the tension between the two becomes obvious. It also shows that the father considers the mother insignificant by not giving importance to the things that she was saying. Shortly before sunrise, the mother enters Laura's room and tells her that she is about to leave for her retreat. She also reminds Laura to take care of her father for the meantime. After dinner, the father once again tries to make a pass at Laura. She pushes her father away and runs to grab the gun that he placed on the stand before dinner. While Laura points the gun at her father, several flashbacks of Laura when she was a child are shown. These flashbacks are intercut with shots of the mom at the retreat house. The film ends with Laura deciding not to kill her father and then she leaves. A shot of the little girl standing outside her parents' room is the final shot. This particular shot is recurring throughout the whole film. This concept of not killing the father was brought about by the idea that she wanted Laura to have a psychological advantage over her father. She already had the power to kill him but she simply decided not to. Although her father victimized her, killing him will not resolve anything. "Bagabag" was shot in 16mm film and will run for about 12 minutes. [Source: TUKLAS]
Themes:
RAPE IN FILMS, FAMILY IN FILMS
Language:
fil
Genre:
Nar.
Duration:
10min
Creator:
Guidote, Rina Tumangan, Mayumi
Cast & Crew:
Tadena, J.A. Guidote, Rina Tumangan, Mayumi de la Torre, Raz
Thesis Adviser:
Alfonso, Grace Javier
Date:
2000
Location:
Manila, Philippines
Latitude:
14.65677
Longitude:
121.0672
Source Collection:
UPFI Student Thesis AV Collection
Identifier:
UPFI000081
Type:
Image;MovingImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Item History :
2024-01-04 (Created)
File Name:
2000_Bagabag.m4v
Rights:
Educational use only
Rights Statement:
https://mainlib.upd.edu.ph/university-archives/revised-policy-on-access-to-theses-and-dissertations-2017/
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