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Biyaya ng Lupa (Blessings of the Land)

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Biyaya ng Lupa [Blessings of the Land]

Biyaya ng Lupa
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Maria and Jose begin their married life by establishing a countryside orchard of lanzones. They soon have four children, namely Miguel, Arturo, Angelita, and Lito. They live happily in the community, until Bruno comes along; he is a widower believed to have killed his own wife. Bruno wants to remarry and courts Choleng, a niece of Jose. Choleng dies by falling from a cliff while trying to evade Bruno. Bruno goes to the mountains to hide from the angry villagers, then returns and rapes Jose’s daughter, Angelita. Together with the villagers, Jose pursues Bruno but is shot by the latter.[3]

Jose’s son, Arturo, goes to Manila, while Jose’s other son Miguel (the deaf and mute) courts Gloria, a woman in the village. Arturo returns from Manila accompanied by a woman from the city. Arturo succeeds in convincing his mother, Maria, to mortgage the rice fields before going back to Manila.[3]

A landowner from another town hires Bruno to destroy the lanzones harvest of Maria’s family. Bruno and his group fail because of the villagers. Miguel kills Bruno. Arturo comes back from Manila and reconciles with his family.

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Film Details

Alternate Titles: Blessings of the Land

Language: Tagalog (Filipino)

Original Production Country: Philippines

Original Release Year: 1959

Original Elements Held By: ABS-CBN Corporation

Original Distribution Company: LVN Pictures

Production Company: 

Executive Producer: Doña Narcisa B. de Leon

Producer: Doña Narcisa B. de Leon

Director: Manuel Silos

Writer: Celso Al Carunungan and Pablo Naval

Cinematography: Remegio Young

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Music/Score: Juan Silos Jr.

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Colour System: B/W

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Duration: 112mins

Restoration Details

Status: Released

Country Where Restored: Philippines

Country Restoration First Screened: Philippines

Lab Image Restored By: ABS-CBN Corporation and Central Digital Lab

Lab Audio Restored By: Wildsound Studios

Archive Partner(s) in Restoration: ABS-CBN Corporation, LVN Pictures, and Cinema One

Restored Elements Held By: ABS-CBN Corporation and LVN Pictures

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Restoration General Release Date: 17 October 2019

Screening Rights Held By: ABS-CBN Corporation

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Drama

Awards
  • FAMAS 1960: Best Picture and Best Story (Original Work) - Celso Al. Carunungan
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Moranbong

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Language: Korean

Original Production Country: Korea North

Original Release Year: 1958

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『日本の娘』[The Daughter of Japan]

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『日本の娘』[The Daughter of Japan]

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Two young Burmese pilots, who also happen to be brothers, visit Japan hoping to fulfil their long-held dream of completing a nonstop flight from Tokyo to Rangoon (present day Yangon). But upon their arrival, the elder of the two falls in love with a Japanese woman named Emiko, casting a shadow over not only their flight plans but also the brothers’ relationship.

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Alternate Titles: The Daughter of Japan

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Original Production Country: Japan

Original Release Year: 1935

Original Elements Held By: NFAJ, Tokyo

Original Distribution Company: 

Production Company: P.C.L. Film Productions, Japan & A1 Studio, British Burma (Myanmar)

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Director: Nyi Pu (Co-Director Yoshiro Edamasa (and others)

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Cinematography: Shohei Kawatani

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Sound: Koji Ichikawa

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Colour System: B/W

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Duration: 85mins

Restoration Details

Status: Released

Country Where Restored: Japan

Country Restoration First Screened: Japan

Lab Image Restored By: Imagica

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Archive Partner(s) in Restoration: Save Myanmar Film

Restored Elements Held By: NFAJ Tokyo

Restoration Funded By: 

Restoration Premiere: NFAJ, Tokyo

Restoration General Release Date: 26 October 2019

Screening Rights Held By: Japan: NFAJ; RoW : A1 Film Company, Yangon

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Drama

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Giliw Ko [My Love]

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Giliw Ko [My Love]

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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 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). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giliw_Ko

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Language: Tagalog (Filipino)

Original Production Country: Philippines

Original Release Year: 1939

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Original Distribution Company: LVN Pictures

Production Company: LVN Pictures

Executive Producer: 

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Director: Carlos Vander Tolosa

Writer: Carlos Vander Tolosa

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Music/Score: Juan Silos Jr with Ariston Avelino

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Other Credits: Cast Mila del Sol, Fernando Poe Sr, Ely Ramos, Ely Ramos and Fleur de Lis

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Colour System: B/W

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Duration: 90 mins

Restoration Details

Status: Released

Country Where Restored: Australia

Country Restoration First Screened: Philippines

Lab Image Restored By: NFSA, Canberra & PIA Manila

Lab Audio Restored By: NFSA, Canberra

Archive Partner(s) in Restoration: NFSA

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Restoration Funded By: SOFIA

Restoration Premiere: CCP Manila during “All the Best from Australia” Film Festival

Restoration General Release Date: 15 November 1998

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Tjoet Nja’ Dhien

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“Set in 1896, Tjoet Nja Dhien celebrates one of Indonesia’s great heroes who fought for independence from the Dutch. The pious Muslim people of Aceh, a city that had flourished since ancient times as a trade port, enter into a fierce war with the Dutch. Tjoet Nja ‘Dhien, the widow of a rebel leader operating in Aceh in Sumatra, assumes the leadership when her husband Teuku Uma is killed in an ambush. ‘Dhien’s charismatic presence and power of survival motivate the locals to join and later continue their opposition to the Dutch. Despite personal obstacles, she remained in the thick of the struggle for ten years.” (Imdb)

Tjoet Nja Dien was technically groundbreaking in Indonesian cinema. It was the first Indonesian film to use Dolby stereo, and the D.O.P of the film, George Kamarula, gave the picture a more ‘European’ look. The film was praised for its lighting.

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Language: Malay (inc. Malaysian and Indonesian)

Original Production Country: Indonesia

Original Release Year: 1988

Original Elements Held By: Eye Filmmuseum

Original Distribution Company: 

Production Company: Eka Praya Film

Executive Producer: 

Producers: Eros Djarot, Alwin Arifin, and Alwin Abdullah

Director: Eros Djarot

Writer: Eros Djarot

Cinematography: George Kamarullah

Editor: Karsono Hadi

Sound Editor: Hartanto and Phil Judd

Music/Score: Christo Curtis, Idris Sardi

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Other Credits: With: Christine Hakim, Piet Burnama, Rudy Wowor, Slamet Rahardjo

Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1

Colour System: Colour

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Duration: 108 mins

Restoration Details

Status: Released

Country Where Restored: Netherlands

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Lab Image Restored By: Eye Filmmuseum, Haghe Film and IdFilmCentre Foundation

Lab Audio Restored By: Haghe Film

Archive Partner(s) in Restoration: NFSA

Restored Elements Held By: Eye Filmmuseum

Restoration Funded By: Eye Filmmuseum and IdFilmCentre Foundation

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Screening Rights Held By: Eros Djarot and Alwin Abdullah

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  • 9 Citra Awards at the 1988 Indonesian Film Festival
  • In competition of the International Critics' Week Cannes Film Festival 1989
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The film was well received in Indonesia, winning 9 Citra Awards at the 1988 Indonesian Film Festival. It was chosen as Indonesia’s submission to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not become a nominee. It was also the first Indonesian movie chosen for screening at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded Best International Film in 1989. Tjoet Nja Dhien, that was premiered in Cannes in the section Un Certain Regard in 1989.

This version was edited for festival distribution, which was different than the original cut shown in Indonesia.

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学生三代記 昭和時代 (マキノグラフ版) [Student Chronicles: Showa Era (Makino Graph)]

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学生三代記 昭和時代 (マキノグラフ版) [Student Chronicles: Showa Era (Makino Graph)]

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Alternate Titles: Student Chronicles: Showa Era [Makino Graph]

Language: Japanese

Original Production Country: Japan

Original Release Year: 1930

Original Elements Held By: Private ownership (16mm digest version)

Original Distribution Company: Makino Kinema

Production Company: Makino Productions

Executive Producer: 

Producer: Masahiro Makino

Directors: Ryota Kawanami, Eisuke Takizawa

Writer: Naoyuki Hatta

Cinematography: Minoru Miki, Shigeru Sugiura, Ihachi Omori

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Colour System: B/W

Duration: 15 mins (16fps)

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Status: Released

Country Where Restored: Japan

Country Restoration First Screened: Japan

Lab Image Restored By: IMAGICA

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Archive Partner(s) in Restoration: National Film Center

Restored Elements Held By: National Film Archive of Japan (a dupe negative and a print on 35mm, together with digital data on HDCAM SR 1430×1080 pxl.), Ritsumeikan Art Research Center Makino Project (a print on 35mm)

Restoration Funded By: National Film Center, Ritsumeikan Art Research Center

Restoration Premiere: Masahiro Makino Retrospective at his Centenary Part 2/National Film Center, 9 March 2008

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Screening Rights Held By: National Film Archive of Japan, Ritsumeikan Art Research Center

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The 3rd “Adopt a Film” project and the only digitally restored title.

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Since 2012, Restoration Asia has been a showcase for the work of archives, technical service providers and distributors in their efforts to preserve the audio-visual heritage of Asia.

Restoration Asia is coordinated by OWL Studio, and is designed for archivists, scholars, students and professionals as well as those with a shared passion for the preservation and restoration of Asian Cinema & Asia’s cinematographic history.

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