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{{short description|1939 directed by Carlos Vander Tolosa}}
'''''Giliw Ko''''' ('''''My Love''''') is a 1939 [[Philippines|Filipino]] film. A [[musical film|musical]] [[romance film|romance]], ''Giliw Ko'' had a radio theme, and was the first production of the Filipino company, [[LVN Pictures]]. The restored film is notable for being a gift from [[Australia]] to the [[Philippines|Filipino]] people to commemorate 100 years of [[independence]]. It was directed and written by [[Carlos Vander Tolosa]], and starred [[Mila del Sol]], [[Fernando Poe, Sr.]], [[Ely Ramos]] and [[Mona Lisa (actress)|Fleur de Lis]]. The film made a milestone by being the first to show a woman in a bathing suit worn by [[Mona Lisa (actress)|Fleur de Lis]].
{{Infobox film
| name = Giliw Ko
| image = File:The_Manila_Metropolitan_Theater_(Metro_Manila_Districts;_2023-08-20)_E911a_15.jpg
| caption = [[Mike de Leon]] at the free screening
| director = [[Carlos Vander Tolosa]]
| producer = [[Narcisa de León]]
| writer = [[Carlos Vander Tolosa]]
| starring = [[Ely Ramos]]<br>[[Fernando Poe Sr.|Fernando Poe]]<br>[[Mila del Sol]]<br>[[Mona Lisa (actress)|Fleur de Lis]]
| music = [[Juan Silos Jr.]]<br>[[Ariston Avelino]]
| cinematography = [[Benigio Young]]
| editing = [[Mario Rosales]]
| color_process = [[Black and white]]
| studio = Carlos Vander Tolosa Production
| distributor = [[LVN Pictures]]
| released = {{film date|1939|07|29|}}
| runtime = 91 minutes
| country = [[Philippines]]
| language = [[Filipino language|Filipino]]<br>[[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Giliw Ko''''' ([[Filipino language|Filipino]] for "my love"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Matilac |first=Rosalie |date=1994 |title=Giliw Ko |url=https://epa.culturalcenter.gov.ph/4/24/1169/ |url-access=subscription |website=Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art |publisher=[[Cultural Center of the Philippines]]}}</ref> or "my sweetheart") is a 1939 [[Cinema of the Philippines|Filipino]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[romance film]]. The first production of [[LVN Pictures]], it established the production company's tradition of musical extravaganzas. Directed and written by Carlos Vander Tolosa, it stars [[Ely Ramos]], [[Fernando Poe Sr.|Fernando Poe]], [[Ely Ramos]], [[Mila del Sol]], and [[Mona Lisa (actress)|Fleur de Lis]].<ref name=":0" />


==Synopsis==
==Plot==
The [[film]] tells the tale of Guia, a country girl played by [[Mila del Sol]], who begins to sing American songs on the radio, after being infatuated with images of [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] and the attention lavished on her by the son of the wealthy hacienda owner. Actor Ely Ramos plays the son who is also the bandleader of the orchestra. She finds fame, and moves to Manila. Eventually, she becomes disillusioned, and returns to the province, singing Filipino music. She also returns to the arms of her childhood sweetheart (played by Fernando Poe, Sr).
Guia (Mila del Sol) is a provincial girl who becomes infatuated with images of Hollywood and the attention lavished on her by Antonio (Ely Ramos), the son of the wealthy landlord. Antonio is also the bandleader of a radio orchestra who convinces Guia to come to Manila with him and sing American songs on the radio. In Manila, Guia eventually becomes disillusioned, defies Antonio by singing in Tagalog, and returns back to the province and into the arms of her childhood sweetheart, Jose (Fernando Poe Sr.).


==Restoration==
==Cast==
* [[Ely Ramos]] as Antonio Lopez
In 1998, the [[Australian government]] offered a restoration of the single remaining [[16mm]] print to commemorate the [[Philippines]]' 100th year of independence. The [[Philippine Information Agency]] and the [[National Film and Sound Archive]] in [[Canberra]] (both members of SEAPAVAA, the South East Asia-Pacific Audio Visual Archive Association) worked together on the restoration.
* [[Fernando Poe Sr.|Fernando Poe]] as Jose
* [[Mila del Sol]] as Guia
* [[Mona Lisa (actress)|Fleur de Lis]] as Rosie
* Ben Rubio as Mang Takio
* Precioso Palma as Don Alvaro
* Cecilia Joaquin as Mang Juan
* Viva Ortega as Doña Lucia
* Nieves Obieta as Atang
* SSS Trio as themselves
* Kiko & Conde

==Production==
Several scenes of the film were shot at the mansion of [[Narcisa de León|Narcisa de Leon]], the producer and matriarch of [[LVN Pictures]].{{Sfn|De Leon|2022|p=61}}

==Release==
The film was released on July 29, 1939 at the [[Manila Metropolitan Theater]]. President [[Manuel L. Quezon]] was in attendance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=n.a. |date=May 16, 2018 |title=Inside The Manila Metropolitan Theatre Restoration |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/inside-the-manila-metropolitan-theatre-restoration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320064904/https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/inside-the-manila-metropolitan-theatre-restoration |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |website=Tatler Asia}}</ref>

===Restoration===
In 1998, for the Philippines's centennial, the Australian government, through its [[National Film and Sound Archive]], gifted the country with a restored copy of ''Giliw Ko''.{{Sfn|Forbes|2016|p=171}} In 2022, [[ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project]] announced it was undergoing a new scan of the film print.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soliman |first=Michelle Anne |date=February 1, 2022 |title=How ABS-CBN continues to save PHL film heritage |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2022/02/01/426945/how-abs-cbn-continues-to-save-phl-film-heritage/ |website=[[BusinessWorld]]}}</ref>

===Restoration Notes for Giliw Ko===
Giliw Ko is a 1939 musical drama that was scanned in [[2K resolution]] using the existing 16mm print from [[LVN Pictures]]. stored at the [[ABS-CBN Film Archives]]. The film elements were in bad shape, with a deep state of [[vinegar syndrome]], irreparable film tear, warps, and crystals. It took nearly 2 years to complete the scanning and enhancement combined because certain scenes had to be repeatedly rescanned frame by frame or at a very slow scan speed due to the image moving out of frame every time the irreparable film tears bump through the scanner’s sprockets. The enhancement of the picture took more than 500 hours to adjust the color and minimize impairments such as flicker, dirt, specks, shallow scratches, and watermarks; half of the total hours were used for the stabilization of the image due to the heavy shaking caused by the severe warps of the source material.
Due to the musical nature of the film, it took close to 2 months to restore the audio and address the ticks and pops, audio drop outs, and “wow” problems; the wobbling music with the deep unintelligible audio track was the most challenging part in the audio restoration process, given the limited resources available from 16mm print and [[Betacam]] tape. Another major challenge that was toughly addressed was the syncing of the audio to the enhanced picture due to the different frame rates of the available source materials.
The scanning and enhancement of the picture were completed at the ABS-CBN Film Archives while the audio restoration was done at Narra by Wildsound Studios in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web | date=August 14, 2023 | title= Before and After Clips of Giliw Ko| url=https://www.facebook.com/100064847854331/posts/686508916854031/?app=fbl|website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Philippine films before 1940]]

==References==
<references />

===Bibliography===
{{Refbegin|30em|indent=yes}}
*{{Cite book |last=De Leon |first=Mike |title=Last Look Back |publisher=Contra Mundum Publishing |year=2022 |isbn=978-621-06-0080-3 |editor-last=Campos |editor-first=Patrick |location=[[Quezon City]] |author-link=Mike De Leon}}
*{{Cite journal |last=Forbes |first=Amy |date=2016 |title=Tropical Imaginings and Romantic Nostalgia: 75 Years of Giliw Ko and the Colonial Gaze |url=https://journals.jcu.edu.au/etropic/article/view/3340/3280 |journal=ETropic: Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics |publisher=[[James Cook University]] |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=171–179 |doi=10.25120/etropic.12.2.2013.3340 |eissn=1448-2940 |archive-url= |archive-date=|doi-access=free }}
*{{Refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{commons category-inline}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060420161442/http://www.lff.org.uk/films_details.php?FilmID=180 Times Film Festival review and background]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060420161442/http://www.lff.org.uk/films_details.php?FilmID=180 Times Film Festival review and background]
*{{IMDb title|id=0442245|title=Giliw Ko}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0442245|title=Giliw Ko}}
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[[Category:1930s romantic musical films]]
[[Category:1930s romantic musical films]]
[[Category:Philippine romantic musical films]]
[[Category:Philippine romantic musical films]]
[[Category:Films produced by Narcisa de León]]

[[Category:1930s rediscovered films]]

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Latest revision as of 04:36, 17 December 2024

Giliw Ko
Mike de Leon at the free screening
Directed byCarlos Vander Tolosa
Written byCarlos Vander Tolosa
Produced byNarcisa de León
StarringEly Ramos
Fernando Poe
Mila del Sol
Fleur de Lis
CinematographyBenigio Young
Edited byMario Rosales
Music byJuan Silos Jr.
Ariston Avelino
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Carlos Vander Tolosa Production
Distributed byLVN Pictures
Release date
  • July 29, 1939 (1939-07-29)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguagesFilipino
Tagalog

Giliw Ko (Filipino for "my love"[1] or "my sweetheart") is a 1939 Filipino musical romance film. The first production of LVN Pictures, it established the production company's tradition of musical extravaganzas. Directed and written by Carlos Vander Tolosa, it stars Ely Ramos, Fernando Poe, Ely Ramos, Mila del Sol, and Fleur de Lis.[1]

Plot

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Guia (Mila del Sol) is a provincial girl who becomes infatuated with images of Hollywood and the attention lavished on her by Antonio (Ely Ramos), the son of the wealthy landlord. Antonio is also the bandleader of a radio orchestra who convinces Guia to come to Manila with him and sing American songs on the radio. In Manila, Guia eventually becomes disillusioned, defies Antonio by singing in Tagalog, and returns back to the province and into the arms of her childhood sweetheart, Jose (Fernando Poe Sr.).

Cast

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  • Ely Ramos as Antonio Lopez
  • Fernando Poe as Jose
  • Mila del Sol as Guia
  • Fleur de Lis as Rosie
  • Ben Rubio as Mang Takio
  • Precioso Palma as Don Alvaro
  • Cecilia Joaquin as Mang Juan
  • Viva Ortega as Doña Lucia
  • Nieves Obieta as Atang
  • SSS Trio as themselves
  • Kiko & Conde

Production

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Several scenes of the film were shot at the mansion of Narcisa de Leon, the producer and matriarch of LVN Pictures.[2]

Release

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The film was released on July 29, 1939 at the Manila Metropolitan Theater. President Manuel L. Quezon was in attendance.[3]

Restoration

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In 1998, for the Philippines's centennial, the Australian government, through its National Film and Sound Archive, gifted the country with a restored copy of Giliw Ko.[4] In 2022, ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project announced it was undergoing a new scan of the film print.[5]

Restoration Notes for Giliw Ko

[edit]

Giliw Ko is a 1939 musical drama that was scanned in 2K resolution using the existing 16mm print from LVN Pictures. stored at the ABS-CBN Film Archives. The film elements were in bad shape, with a deep state of vinegar syndrome, irreparable film tear, warps, and crystals. It took nearly 2 years to complete the scanning and enhancement combined because certain scenes had to be repeatedly rescanned frame by frame or at a very slow scan speed due to the image moving out of frame every time the irreparable film tears bump through the scanner’s sprockets. The enhancement of the picture took more than 500 hours to adjust the color and minimize impairments such as flicker, dirt, specks, shallow scratches, and watermarks; half of the total hours were used for the stabilization of the image due to the heavy shaking caused by the severe warps of the source material.

Due to the musical nature of the film, it took close to 2 months to restore the audio and address the ticks and pops, audio drop outs, and “wow” problems; the wobbling music with the deep unintelligible audio track was the most challenging part in the audio restoration process, given the limited resources available from 16mm print and Betacam tape. Another major challenge that was toughly addressed was the syncing of the audio to the enhanced picture due to the different frame rates of the available source materials.

The scanning and enhancement of the picture were completed at the ABS-CBN Film Archives while the audio restoration was done at Narra by Wildsound Studios in 2023.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Matilac, Rosalie (1994). "Giliw Ko". Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. Cultural Center of the Philippines.
  2. ^ De Leon 2022, p. 61.
  3. ^ n.a. (May 16, 2018). "Inside The Manila Metropolitan Theatre Restoration". Tatler Asia. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023.
  4. ^ Forbes 2016, p. 171.
  5. ^ Soliman, Michelle Anne (February 1, 2022). "How ABS-CBN continues to save PHL film heritage". BusinessWorld.
  6. ^ "Before and After Clips of Giliw Ko". Facebook. August 14, 2023.

Bibliography

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