Description
Firstborn Lorens (Phillip Salvador) toils the land by buffalo while Ellis (Christopher de Leon), the apple of his mother’s eye, is given a university education in Manila. When the latter returns to the family’s hacienda with a metropolitan fiancée in tow (Carmi Martin), the domineering Señora Pina (Mona Lisa) immediately disapproves. Looking to reassert her influence, she asks her youngest to name his inheritance. Ellis claims the land – which sparks a family feud that invites tragedy and boils over into all-out filial war.
ABOUT THIS RELASE
★ 2K RESTORATION
★ CAIN & ABEL: AN APPRECIATION (2022, 12MINS): NEW FEATURETTE BY JOSÉ B. CAPINO
★ INTERVIEW WITH CARMI MARTIN (2022, 13 MINS)
★ INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTOPHER DE LEON (2022, 16 MINS)
★ BOOKLET INCLUDING “UNRIGHTEOUS KIN” NEW WRITING ON CAIN AND ABEL BY JOSÉ B. CAPINO, SELECT ARCHIVAL MATERIALS, AND NOTES & ANNOTATIONS BY RICKY LEE
★ ORIGINAL TAGALOG DIALOGUE WITH OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES
★ NEW COVER ART BY TONY STELLA
ABOUT THE RESTORATION
This transfer of CAIN AND ABEL originates from the sole extant 35mm print held by the ABS-CBN Film Archives. The film was scanned on a Blackmagic Cintel scanner in 4K and restored in 2K at the Central Digital Lab in Manila in 2016. Although presented at the 1982 San Sebastian Film Festival in a 1:33.1 aspect ratio, circumstantial and historical evidence indicates the film was released in the Philippines in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. It is presented here as such. Due to the nature of the available element and limitations inherent to the restoration itself, some softness, warping and distortion is still apparent on the current transfer. Considering the film’s historical significance and the continuing importance of Sagip Pelikula, ABS-CBN’s ongoing restoration project, we have elected to release the film as it is on home video. Please approach the transfer with understanding and empathy.
FILM CREDITS
DIRECTED BY Lino Brocka
WRITTEN BY Ricky Lee
STARRING
Christopher De Leon
Phillip Salvador
Carmi Martin
Baby Delgado
Mona Lisa
Cecille Castillo
MUSIC Max Jocson
CINEMATOGRAPHY Conrado Baltazar
EDITING Efren Jarlego
PRODUCTION DESIGN Joey Luna
