劇介 (Press Kit):
Adela要過80歲生日了，她曾經擔任電台主持人，現在則獨居在馬尼拉貧民窟。周遭鄰居忙碌度日，Adela不免也參與其中。
她在一群人旁觀之下幫忙接生嬰兒，看著貧民窟居民組織政治遊行，上教會時遇到前同事，對方現在是成功的電視主持人。她去監獄探望兒子，在卡拉OK酒吧坐了一會。最後她獨自一人吃著生日晚餐，看著馬尼拉灣上的夕陽，回想人生不盡如意之處。Adela的故事有悲有喜，如同你我的故事。
劇介：
曾任電台主持人的Adela獨自在貧民窟過80歲生日，回想著家人與美好的過去。
其他：
《等幸福回來》是2008年發行的菲律賓獨立製片，由菲律賓傳奇女星安妮塔琳達主演，本片也是向她致敬之作。她以本片獲得菲律賓影評人協會、馬尼拉國際電影節及青年影評人協會的肯定。
導演/編劇：小阿多弗亞歷克斯
製片：諾爾D.佛瑞，小阿多弗亞歷克斯，艾琳庫瓦斯
製作公司：Bicycle Pictures
演員：安妮塔琳達，喬姆巴斯科，傑森阿巴洛斯
獎項:
- 2008年馬尼拉國際電影節東南亞電影單元最佳女主角，安妮塔琳達
- 2008年馬尼拉國際電影節最佳東南亞電影入圍，小阿多弗亞歷克斯
- 2009年菲律賓影評人協會獎最佳女主角入圍，安妮塔琳達
- 2009年菲律賓金銀幕獎最佳女主角入圍，安妮塔琳達
- 2009年菲律賓青年影評人協會獎最佳男、女、主或配角入圍，安妮塔琳達
- 2009年菲律賓青年影評人協會獎最佳影片入圍，小阿多弗亞歷克斯
影展：
多倫多國際電影節
釜山影展
鹿特丹國際電影節
墨爾本國際電影節
莫斯科國際電影節
薩拉索塔電影節
新港海灘電影節
非亞及拉丁美洲電影節
塞薩洛尼基國際電影節
影評：
「優美的鏡頭呈現了不斷流動的社群，宛如葡萄牙導演佩德羅科斯塔名作《青春向前行》裡充滿生氣的貧民窟。」
《村聲雜誌》
「安妮塔琳達帶來動人演出。」
《紐約時報》
「觀察入微。」
《綜藝報》
Logline (Press Kit):
Adela, a former radio personality, celebrates her 80th birthday in the slums of Manila.
Alone and without support, she longs for the family and stability of years gone by.
Mundane events take on a heightened meaning as Adela gauges her life against those
of the sea of humanity.
Synopsis (Press Kit):
It is Adela’s 80th birthday. A former radio personality, she lives on her own in the
slums of Manila. Adela is surrounded by a sea of humanity and with it their problems, successes, and trivialities. While going through her daily chores, Adela gets swept up in the mundane and dramatic events of those around her.
She helps to deliver a child in front of a crowd of onlookers. She watches the residents of the slum organize a political rally. She prays in church and runs into an old colleague, now a successful TV presenter. She visits her son in prison. She even sits for a short time at a karaoke bar for an impromptu birthday party. Ultimately however, eating her birthday dinner alone, she watches the sun set over the Bay of Manila, contemplating a life of disappointment. Adela is about the quiet moments in life that can fill us with either joy or sorrow.
Synopsis:
Adela, a former radio personality, celebrates her 80th birthday alone in the slums of Manila, longing for her family and the stability of years gone by.
Others:
Adela is a 2008 Filipino drama independent film starring the Philippine Screen Legend, Anita Linda. The film was a tribute for the award-winning film veteran which won Best Actress awards from the Gawad Tanglaw, 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival (Southeast Asia Film Competition) and Young Critics Circle for her portrayal of the titular character.
Writer/Director: Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Producer: Noel D. Ferrer, Adolfo Alix, Jr., Arleen Cuevas
Production Co: Bicycle Pictures
Cast: Anita Linda, Joem Bascon, Jason Abalos
Awards:
- Anita Linda, Best Actress (Southeast Asia Competition), Cinemanila IFF, 2008.
- Adolfo Alix Jr, Best Southeast Asian Film Nominee, Cinemanila IFF, 2008.
- Anita Linda, Best Actress Nominee, Gawad Urian Awards, 2009.
- Anita Linda, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nominee, Golden Screen Awards, Philippines, 2009.
- Anita Linda, Best Performance by a Male or Female in Leading or Suppirting Role, Young Critics Circle, Philippines, 2009.
- Adolfo Alix Jr, Best Film, Young Critics Circle, Philippines, 2009.
Reviews:
- "With its art-perfect snapshot of a community-in-flux, Adela calls to mind Pedro Costa's similarly rigorous slum-life portrait Colossal Youth." Village Voice
- "Anita Linda gives a quietly transfixing performance." New York Times
- "Artfully observed." Variety
- Adela, a former radio personality, celebrates her 80th birthday in the slums of Manila.
Alone and without support, she longs for the family and stability of years gone by.
Mundane events take on a heightened meaning as Adela gauges her life against those
of the sea of humanity.
Synopsis (Press Kit):
It is Adela’s 80th birthday. A former radio personality, she lives on her own in the
slums of Manila. Adela is surrounded by a sea of humanity and with it their problems, successes, and trivialities. While going through her daily chores, Adela gets swept up in the mundane and dramatic events of those around her.
She helps to deliver a child in front of a crowd of onlookers. She watches the residents of the slum organize a political rally. She prays in church and runs into an old colleague, now a successful TV presenter. She visits her son in prison. She even sits for a short time at a karaoke bar for an impromptu birthday party. Ultimately however, eating her birthday dinner alone, she watches the sun set over the Bay of Manila, contemplating a life of disappointment. Adela is about the quiet moments in life that can fill us with either joy or sorrow.
Synopsis:
Adela, a former radio personality, celebrates her 80th birthday alone in the slums of Manila, longing for her family and the stability of years gone by.
Others:
Adela is a 2008 Filipino drama independent film starring the Philippine Screen Legend, Anita Linda. The film was a tribute for the award-winning film veteran which won Best Actress awards from the Gawad Tanglaw, 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival (Southeast Asia Film Competition) and Young Critics Circle for her portrayal of the titular character.
Writer/Director: Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Producer: Noel D. Ferrer, Adolfo Alix, Jr., Arleen CuevasProduction Co: Bicycle Pictures
Cast: Anita Linda, Joem Bascon, Jason Abalos
Awards:
- Anita Linda, Best Actress (Southeast Asia Competition), Cinemanila IFF, 2008.
- Adolfo Alix Jr, Best Southeast Asian Film Nominee, Cinemanila IFF, 2008.
- Anita Linda, Best Actress Nominee, Gawad Urian Awards, 2009.
- Anita Linda, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nominee, Golden Screen Awards, Philippines, 2009.
- Anita Linda, Best Performance by a Male or Female in Leading or Suppirting Role, Young Critics Circle, Philippines, 2009.
- Adolfo Alix Jr, Best Film, Young Critics Circle, Philippines, 2009.
Reviews:
- "With its art-perfect snapshot of a community-in-flux, Adela calls to mind Pedro Costa's similarly rigorous slum-life portrait Colossal Youth." Village Voice
- "Anita Linda gives a quietly transfixing performance." New York Times
- "Artfully observed." Variety
