Closer to Home (film) explained

Closer to Home: At What Price Family?
Director:Joseph Nobile
Music:Ryan Cayabyab
Cinematography:Irek Hartowicz
Studio:Elibon Film Productions[1]
Distributor:Golden Dragon International Cinema
Runtime:125 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English/Tagalog

Closer to Home, also known by the working title Looking for America, is a 1995 American independent drama film directed by Joseph Nobile. It was screened in thirty international film festivals including the 41st Valladolid International Film Festival[2] and the 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[3]

It follows the story of Dalisay, a poor provincial girl who struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned American ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and ultimately a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own.[4] [5] [6]

Cast

  • Madeline Ortaliz as Dalisay Dimagiba
  • John Michael Bolger as Dean Warren
  • Elizabeth Bracco as Alma, Nick's Wife
  • Joonee Gamboa as Magno Dimagiba, Dalisay's Father
  • Connie Chua as Lucing Dimagiba, Dalisay's Mother
  • Vic Diaz as Gruta, the Nightclub Owner
  • Rey Ventura as Lacaba, the Loan Shark
  • Tony Mabasa as Senor De Villa, the Plantation Owner
  • Jane Gabbert as Jan Warren, Dean's Sister
  • Ralph Buckley as Nick, Dean's Cousin
  • Angie Castrence as Tess, Dalisay's Cousin
  • Ching Valdes-Aran as Ms.Amador, the Marriage Broker
  • James Lorinz as the Garage Mechanic
  • Barbara Blackburn as the Flirtatious Bar Woman
  • Edward Lane as Uncle Ralph, Dean's Uncle
  • Lou Veloso as Nanding, Magno's Brother
  • Fil Formicola as Phil, the Taxi Dispatcher
  • Percy Estrella as Imelda, Dalisay's Cousin
  • Emig Tagle as Paeng Cruz, Magno's Best Friend
  • Tita Pambid as Shanty Alley Tenant Farmer's Wife
  • Lucy Quinto as Imelda's Mother
  • Arthur J. Nascarella as the Bartender
  • Leo Gamboa as Lacaba's Henchman
  • Louis Giovannetti as the Delivery Man

See also

[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Nation of Immigrants. https://web.archive.org/web/20060317223740/http://www.vafilm.com/1995/thursday.html. dead . 17 March 2006.
  2. Web site: The 41st Valladolid International Film Festival. October 18, 1996. Seminci.com/.
  3. Web site: The 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. July 10, 1996. Archive of 31st KVIFF.
  4. https://www.livres-cinema.info/livre/12221/nouveau-guide-des-films/CRITICISM,ANALYSIS|Le Nouveau guide des films - Intégrale
  5. News: Contrasting attitudes toward the concept of 'home' - LIFESTYLE . Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 17, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20000229131600/http://www.inquirer.net/issues/nov99/nov17/lifestyle/lif_8.htm. February 29, 2000. November 6, 2023. live.
  6. Web site: Away from home. Eeya. Litiatco-Martin. Philstar.com. March 23, 2008. November 6, 2023.
  7. Web site: Closer to Home. Derek. Elley. July 29, 1996.
  8. Web site: The 31st Chicago International Film Festival. October 12, 1995. Chicago Reader.
  9. Web site: ESCAPE WITH 'STALAG 17' OR PRIZE-WINNER 'MABOROSI'. Chicago Tribune. 17 October 1995 .
  10. Web site: Closer to Home (Elibon Films, NR). October 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151026172802/http://playbackstl.com/dvd-reviews/10819-closer-to-home-elibon-films-nr . 2015-10-26 .
  11. Web site: A 'Mr. T.' in Geneva's (love) life. Ricky. Lo. Philstar.com.
  12. Web site: The Virginia Film Festival. March 17, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060317221202/http://www.vafilm.com/1995/95hilite.html. 2006-03-17. 2022-12-23. live.
  13. Web site: The Virginia Festival of American Film. March 17, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060317223751/http://www.vafilm.com/1995/quotes.html. 2006-03-17. 2022-12-23. live.
  14. News: From the festival circuit to mainstream theater - LIFESTYLE (October 11, 1999). Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 7, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001207041100/http://www.inquirer.net/issues/oct99/oct11/lifestyle/lif_10.htm. December 7, 2000. December 23, 2022. live.
  15. Web site: A Nation of Immigrants. March 17, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060317223740/http://www.vafilm.com/1995/thursday.html. 2006-03-17. 2022-12-23. live.

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