Because of a Flower
Encyclopedia
Because of a Flower is a 1967 Philippine drama film
directed by Luis Nepomuceno. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 40th Academy Awards
, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was the first Filipino film to be shot in color by De Luxe.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Luis Nepomuceno. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 40th Academy Awards
40th Academy Awards
The 40th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for 8 April 1968, the awards were postponed to two days later, 10 April 1968, because of the assassination of Dr...
, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was the first Filipino film to be shot in color by De Luxe.
Cast
- Charito SolisCharito SolisCharito Solis was a FAMAS and Gawad Urian award-winning Filipino film actress. Acknowledged as one of the leading dramatic actresses of post-war Philippine cinema, she was tagged either as the "Anna Magnani of the Philippines" or as "the Meryl Streep of the Philippines."-Profile:Rosario Violeta...
as Margarita - Ric Rodrigo as Edilberto
- ParalumanParalumanSigrid Sophia Agatha von Giese , better known asParaluman, was a FAMAS-award winning Filipino actress active from the 1940s to the 1970s. She was a contemporary of the likes of Fernando Poe, Sr...
as Victoria - Rod NavarroRod NavarroRod Navarro was a movie television in actor...
as Tony - Ben Perez as Juan
- Liza Lorena as Esperanza
- Grace Leonor as Cora
- Henry Stevens as Alvaro
- Matimtiman CruzMatimtiman CruzMatimtiman Cruz is a Filipina actress, who started her career with Sampaguita Pictures, she later became a comedienne featuring in 94 films from 1955 to 1987. She was married to Jaime Llave, an actor-comedian who was best known as Balot.-Filmography:...
as Monica - Joseph de Cordova as Padre
- Mary WalterMary WalterMary Walter was a Filipino actress whose 8 decade-long film acting career saw her transformation from a romantic lead in the silent film era into a wizened fixture in horror movies in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
as Tony's Mother - Pianing Vidal as Arsobispo
See also
- List of submissions to the 40th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Philippine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film