伯娜

BONAlovesGardo.GardolovesGardo.Gardolovesgoingtobedwithalmostanywomanhecanattract.Once-apparentlyintheabsenceofanyonebetter-heeventakesBonatobed,butbythenextmorning,thematterseemstohaveslippedhismind.<br/>　　Bonaisagrave-lookingwomanwhodropsoutofschooltopursuehercrushonthenarcissisticGardobymovinginwithhim,moreasaservantthananythingelse.Gardo,intheestimationofBona'senragedfather,iseitherasecond-orthird-rateactorinPhilippineactionmovies.<br/>　　Bona(NoraAunor)andGardo(PhilipSalvador)arethecentralfiguresin''Bona,''afilmfromthePhilippinesdirectedbyLinoBrocka,whosepublicitydescribeshimasaprolificfilmmakerandlikenshimtoRainerWernerFassbinder.<br/>　　Prolifichemaybe,but,whiletechnicallyunobjectionable,''Bona,''whichopenstodayattheFilmForum,failstoshedmuchlightonthewellspringsofBona'sobsessiveloveforGardo.Ayoungwoman'sattractionanddevotiontoasleazilyhandsomeactorareunderstandable,andsoatfirstitnotsurprisingthatBonaiswillingtofetchwatersothatGardocanhavewarmbaths;thatshescrubshisfloorsandmendshisclothesandcooksforhiminthehousetheyshareinapoorneighborhood.<br/>　　Butrightfromthestart,itisalsoclearthatGardoisnotexactlyaflawlessjewelofhumanity:heisbeatenupbytherelativesofoneofhiswomen;heisadrunk;hebringshomeanassortmentofotherwomen;hedisappearsforextendedperiods;heleavesittoBonatoarrangeanabortionforoneofhislovers,andfinally-afterBonahasbeenessentiallydisownedbyherfamily-Gardoinformsherthatheissellingthehousetheyshareandgoingoffwithanotherwoman.<br/>　　AboutfiveminutesofGardowouldbeenoughtomakemostpeopleexplode.ButittakesBonaabout90minutes.AndsincesheseemsreasonablyintelligentandsensitiveandisalertfromtheoutsettoGardo'sslights,thewritinganddirectionof''Bona''mustbefaultedforfailingtosupplydramaticallyvalidexplanationsforherpatience.<br/>　　''Bona''ischieflyinterestingasanexampleofPhilippinefilmmakingandforitsglimpsesoflifeintheneighborhoodwhereBonaandGardolive.<br/>　　PhilippineGlimpses