Abstract

This paper is a semiotics reading of selected films directed by two important directors from two separate milieu of Filipino film history: Brocka and Mendoza. The paper draws up the status of poverty and related factors that strengthen and fuel this social phenomenon. The author explores the connotative meanings of specific scenes would make up socio-cultural myths through a close reading of the aesthetic elements of the films. The author approximates the objectives, thoughts, and perspectives of the two directors about poverty.

Presenters

Kriztine Viray
Associate Professor, College of Communication, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines

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Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Humanities Education

KEYWORDS

Mendoza, Brocka, Films, Film Industry, Poverty, Philippines, Films

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