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The Rites of May
During a return to his provincial home, a young man gets involved with a woman who is ultimately possessed by her sister's spirit, paving the way to revealing the painful truth about her unsolved disappearance.
| Release : | 1976 |
| Rating : | 7 |
| Studio : | Cinema Artists, |
| Crew : | Production Design, Cinematography, |
| Cast : | Charo Santos-Concio Tommy Abuel Mona Lisa Mario Montenegro |
| Genre : | Drama Thriller |
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All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Mike de Leon's directorial debut (he was art director or producer in previous works). A ghost story involving a botched abortion with haunting images and masterful camera work. Charo Santos is introduced here, before she became a big-time producer. While the story itself is not that groundbreaking, the cinematography and use of various lenses is enough to see it over and over again.
