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Rigodon

  • 2005
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
28
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Rigodon (2005)
Drama

RIGODON follows the spiritual journey's of three Filipino immigrants in New York City whose lives intertwine in the age of racial profiling and government crackdowns.RIGODON follows the spiritual journey's of three Filipino immigrants in New York City whose lives intertwine in the age of racial profiling and government crackdowns.RIGODON follows the spiritual journey's of three Filipino immigrants in New York City whose lives intertwine in the age of racial profiling and government crackdowns.

  • Directors
    • Sari Raissa Lluch Dalena
    • Keith Sicat
  • Writers
    • Sari Raissa Lluch Dalena
    • Keith Sicat
  • Stars
    • Joel Torre
    • Arthur Acuña
    • Chin Chin Gutierrez
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    28
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Sari Raissa Lluch Dalena
      • Keith Sicat
    • Writers
      • Sari Raissa Lluch Dalena
      • Keith Sicat
    • Stars
      • Joel Torre
      • Arthur Acuña
      • Chin Chin Gutierrez
    • 5User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Joel Torre
    Joel Torre
    • Dante
    Arthur Acuña
    Arthur Acuña
    • Amado
    Chin Chin Gutierrez
    Chin Chin Gutierrez
    • Salome
    Stéphanie Ruaux
    • Agent Moody
    Keith Barber
    Keith Barber
    • Mitch Molloy
    Randy Rand
    • The Poet
    Andrew Eisenman
    • The Listener
    Ching Valdes-Aran
    Ching Valdes-Aran
    • Samira
    Olga Natividad
    Olga Natividad
    • Lourdes
    Banaue Miclat
    Banaue Miclat
    • Ghost Mother
    Anahid
    • Devotee
    Cass Buggé
    Cass Buggé
    • Sharon
    Jose Castillo
    • Laborer
    Tareq Kabir
    • Naseem
    Hany Kamal
    Hany Kamal
    • Mohsen
    Malaika Nur
    • Samira's Daughter
    Vinnie Paloto
    • Boxer
    Joseph Pe
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    • Directors
      • Sari Raissa Lluch Dalena
      • Keith Sicat
    • Writers
      • Sari Raissa Lluch Dalena
      • Keith Sicat
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    1ponape_mary-imdb

    artsy fartsy film, pretentious, boring, poor sound quality, unrealistic scenes..

    i fully agree with the review by KCABAD. i have watched over 500 filipino films and this one is by far the worst i've ever watched. it's a trying too hard to be artistic film that just doesn't work. scenes jump around, make no sense, unrealistic, poor sound quality, poor lighting. just not interesting. painful to sit through the film until finish. only thing that made the film worse was the writers/directors discussion after the film about how great their movie was. boastful and full of themselves, no wonder the film was so bad.

    not possible for a review to contain 'spoilers' for this film since absolutely nothing of importance or interest happens in "Rigodon".

    to give an idea of how bad this film was, i am writing this 7 years after i watched this film, compelled to express my opinion after i was reminded of it due to a new film out of the same title.
    9sangre51600

    Beautiful, Poetic Art Film on Immigrant's Nightmares

    A surprise feature at the San Francisco Int'l Asian American Film festival. We walked into the theater not expecting to see "Rigodon" as a fascinating and unusual film on immigrants. I found this film to be beautiful, visceral but very challenging to watch. Even with its minimal approach to movement and storytelling, some scenes made me wince in emotional tension. Painterly and poetic, the style is unconventional and gears away from the usual Filipino melodramas I've seen. The three protagonists beautifully played by actors Torre, Gutierrez and Acuna portrayed the disparate and misery-ridden dreamers in post 9/11. The filmmakers, Dalena and Sicat were able to convey the tortured soul of one who is displaced. "Rigodon" is quite intellectual and artsy, can be very intimidating to the mainstream audience. A must-see for cineastes.
    3kcabad-1

    Pretentious, Trying-hard to be artsy but failed miserably.

    I've seen this film in the recent Asian American Film Festival in San Francisco. Knowing only the synopsis and the actors in the film before watching it, I only had high expectations from it. Torre and Gutierrez are well-known thespian actors in the Philippines and all the films I've seen with them were nothing short of brilliant. However, this film does nothing but disappoint. The filmmakers overly focused on the cinematography at the expense of substantial and meaningful dialogue. The pacing was extremely slow, I thought it lasted forever, when the film only lasted for an hour. There were segments in the film that should not have been included as they only made the storyline more obscure than it already was. There was a lack of realism throughout the film - from where they lived (it almost depicted a typical squatter's area in Manila), from how they interacted with each other (more silence than words), from how they prayed, from the scene where the INS official arrested Torre...it's just awful. What a waste of good talent! I tried hard to like it. I love Filipino films..but this one just didn't make the cut.
    tsimshotsui

    Great

    Rigodon as a film, and Sari Dalena and Keith Sicat as filmmakers, may exactly be what and who I've been waiting for (but only found now). From the moment the film opens with a quote from Kidlat Tahimik's Perfumed Nightmare, I knew I could expect something great. The film is told in separate segments about its 3 characters: Dante, Amado and Salome, Filipinos in New York for different reasons, and in different situations, but are connected to each other. The film, in its brief length, manages to describe the terror of immigration laws, the loneliness and helplessness of being away from home, and a dream becoming a curse and a trap. I love the atmosphere and the non-extravagant but beautiful production design.

    I definitely picked the right film to watch this Independence Day, and am very excited to explore more of Sari Dalena's works, should I be fortunate enough to find them!

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      • August 29, 2005 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
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      • New York City, New York, USA
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