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Lino Brocka's restored 'Jaguar' to premiere at 16th Lumière Film Festival
The 4K restored version of Lino Brocka's 1979 film "Jaguar" will premiere at the 16th Lumière Film Festival this October in Lyon, France.
The 2024 Lumière Film Festival will run from October 12 to 20 in various movie theaters and other venues in Lyon and its metropolitan area.
The Film Development Council of the Philippines announced that "Jaguar" is among the films that will be showcased in the festival's Lumière Classics label, under the "New Restorations" lineup's "Treasure & Curiosities" section.
The international premiere of "Jaguar's" 4K restored version was made possible through a collaboration between the Philippine Film Archive and Cité de Mémoire in Paris.
"Jaguar" will be screened at the Lumière Terreaux on Oct. 17, 5 p.m., and the Institut Lumière (Villa) on Oct. 18, 11:30 a.m.
The award-winning neo-noir crime film stars Phillip Salvador and Amy Austria, alongside Johnny Delgado, Anita Linda, Tonio Gutierrez, Roi Vinzon, and Menggie Cobarrubias.
"Jaguar" follows the story of Poldo (Phillip), a poor man who works as a security guard in a luxury apartment house. After saving one of its residents, Sonny, from being attacked by a club owner, Poldo is offered a job as Sonny's bodyguard. Things take a turn, however, when Poldo gets thrust into the criminal underworld.
Its story and screenplay was written by Jose "Pete" Lacaba and National Artist for Film and Broadcast Ricky Lee, with cinematography by Conrado Baltazar, editing by Rene Tala, and music by Max Jocson.
"Jaguar" was an official entry at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980 and is the first Filipino film to be nominated for the festival's prestigious Palme d'Or.
The film won Best Picture and Best Director (Brocka) at the FAMAS Awards in 1980, as well as Best Picture and Best Direction, among other awards, at the Gaward Urian in the same year.
The National Artist for Film's other classics, "Bona" "and "Insiang," have also been restored.
The restored version of Brocka's "Bona" premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May as part of the Cannes Classics selection, while the restored version of "Insiang" premiered at the World Premieres Film Festival back in 2015.
The Lumière Film Festival is held annually in celebration of classic cinema. It made its debut in 2009, initiated by the late filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier and Thierry Frémaux, and organized by the Institute Lumière and Greater Lyon.
The Lumière Film Festival was named in honor of the Lumière brothers Louis and Auguste for their pioneer invention of the groundbreaking motion picture device, the Cinématographe.
— CDC, GMA Integrated News
