Perfumed Nightmare (1979)
January 8, 1979Release Date
Perfumed Nightmare (1979)
January 8, 1979Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Perfumed Nightmare is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: MUBI, DocAlliance Films, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Kidlat Tahimik
Kidlat
Mang Fely
Kaya
Dolores Santamaria
Nanay
Katrin de Guia
Mutter
Georgette Baudry
Lola
Katrin Muller
Mutter
Hartmut Lerch
Big Boss
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Self (archive footage)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 8, 1979
Original NameMababangong Bangungot
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Mababangong Bangungot or Perfumed Nightmare is a 1977 Filipino comedy-drama film starring, written and directed by Kidlat Tahimik, who also edited, co-shot, and produced it. It tells the story of a young Filipino jeepney driver from Barangay Balian, Laguna infatuated with the ideas of space travel and the West, who gradually becomes disillusioned after living in Paris. The film was well-received by critics upon release, even earning the International Critics Award (FIPRESCI) at the Berlin Film Festival.Perfumed Nightmare is the Filipino film that received the most votes in the British Film Institute's 2022 Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time poll (joint critics and directors' list), with Kidlat Tahimik being the second most voted Filipino director. With that, it is now also considered the as the greatest Filipino comedy film.