Perfumed Nightmare
Perfumed Nightmare is a 1977 Filipino comedy-drama film starring, written and directed by Kidlat Tahimik, who also edited, co-shot, and produced it. It tells the story of a young Filipino jeepney driver from Barangay Balian, Laguna infatuated with the ideas of space travel and the West, who gradually becomes disillusioned after living in Paris. The film was well-received by critics upon release, even earning the International Critics Award (FIPRESCI) at the Berlin Film Festival.
Plot
Kidlat, a jeepney driver in a village in the Philippines, dreams of becoming an astronaut and making it big in the United States. His dreams take him as far as Europe and to a series of events that will show him that his idealisation of what Western and European culture has to offer is far from real.
Cast
More details
author | Kidlat Tahimik |
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contentLocation | Germany |
director | Kidlat Tahimik |
editor | Kidlat Tahimik |
genre | comedy-drama |
musicBy | Hanns Christian Müller |
producer | Kidlat Tahimik |
productionCompany | Kidlat Kulog Productions |
publisher | American Zoetrope |
theme | independent |