Silip
{{Infobox film
| name = Silip
| image = Silip Theatrical Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Elwood Perez
| writer = Ricardo Lee
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| cinematography = Johnny Araojo
| distributor = Mondo Macabro (US DVD Release)
| released = {{Film date|1986|02|07}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = Philippines
| language = Filipino
| budget =
| gross =
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Silip ({{literal translation|"peek"}}) is a 1985 Philippine sexploitation psychological drama film directed by Elwood Perez and written by Ricardo Lee.{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/silip/cast/126019|title=Silip: Cast & Details|website=TV Guide|access-date=October 7, 2018}}{{cite book|last=Reyes|first=Emmanuel A.|title=Notes on Philippine cinema|publisher=De La Salle University Press|year=1989|edition=2|isbn=9789711180744|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=899kAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Silip%22,+Elwood+Perez}}{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-13383832_ITM|title=For Mark Joseph, his past as a stud is just 'a hazy dream'|last=Valera |first=Nini|date=September 17, 2003|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=2009-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027174226/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-13383832_ITM|archive-date=October 27, 2008|via=accessmylibrary.com}} The film was released outside of the Philippines as Daughters of Eve.
Plot
In the remote countryside of Ilocos, various women are sexually abused by local men. Two sisters, Tonya (Maria Isabel Lopez), a sexually repressed young woman, and Selda (Sarsi Emmanuelle), a promiscuous woman, meet Simon (Mark Joseph), the most attractive man in the village. Tonya teaches catechism to the children of the village. Selda comes home from the city with her American lover, whom she throws out shortly afterward. She's the exact opposite of Tonya, as her views on sex are more liberal and less guilt-filled. Tonya is secretly sexually attracted to Simon, but she refuses his sexual advances.
Partial cast
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- Ma. Isabel Lopez as Tonya
- Sarsi Emmanuelle as Selda
- Mark Joseph as Simon
- Myra Manibog as Mona
- Daren Craig Johnson as Ronald
- Michael Locsin as Miguel (as Michael Angelo)
- Arwin Rogelio as Tiago
- Jenneelyn Gatbalite as Gloria
- Pia Zabale as Pia
- Jimmy Reyes as Village leader #1
- Gloria Andrade as Aling Anda
- Arthur Cassanova as Village leader #2 (as Arthur Casanova)
- Chabeng Contreras as Tonya's grandma
- Cheriebee Santos as Child #1 (as Cherriebee Santos)
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Production
Sarsi Emmanuelle and Maria Isabel Lopez claimed that they had been almost raped for real while filming a scene in this movie. Sarsi reportedly suffered a nervous breakdown and had to be hospitalized for a week.{{Google books|eelkAAAAMAAJ|The Urian Anthology, 1980-1989|page=45}} In a 2007 interview, Maria Isabel Lopez recalled what happened: "In one scene we were tied and in a tent, and there were a group of men who were going to gang rape us. And I cannot imagine why they really tied us so hard. So I said, 'This is too much, this is too painful!' And I realized that they wanted us to struggle - like Elwood Perez motivated the actors to attempt to really touch us, and that we would be angry, he wanted to show that anger. So I actually resented Elwood for a while after that scene. But of course I also got over it. I finally understood the director's intentions."{{Cite web|url=http://bamboogodsandbionicboys.blogspot.com/2011/04/maria-isabel-lopez-interview-2007-2010.html|publisher=bamboogodsandbionicboys.blogspot.com|access-date=28 May 2024|title=Maria Isabel Lopez interview 2007-2010}}
Release
First released in 1985, the film was released nationwide on February 7, 1986.
=Home media=
It was released on DVD by Mondo Macabro in 2007.{{cite news|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20080210-117996/Celso-Ad-film-set-for-DVD-release-in-US|title=Celso Ad film set for DVD release in US |last=San Diego Jr.|first=Bayani|date=February 10, 2008|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=2009-07-28}} The region-one two-DVD set has soundtracks in both Tagalog and English.{{cite web|url=http://turnerclassic.moviesunlimited.com/Product.asp?sku=D94686|title=Silip: Daughters Of Eve (1985) DVD|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=2009-07-29}} In 2021, the film was released on Blu-ray Disc with an additional commentary track.
Reception
Of the DVD release, Kurt Dahlke of DVD Talk noted that Silip: Daughters of Eve is an exploitation film, but "not your usual empty-headed sleaze show," and he remarked that viewers simply looking for a sexploitation film will not understand Silip. He expands on this by writing, "Other reviewers have complained of the long, boring bits in between each scandalous act, completely missing the point," and he explains that unlike many films of its genre, Silip delivers its message "in small-scale epic fashion, with a lyric beauty that's hard to argue against. Using the desert-like scenery to maximum effect, nearly every shot is beautiful to look at, fostering a meditative, sweaty atmosphere that's truly unique." He goes on to praise the cinematography and the simultaneous themes that play out in the film and summarizes "While the women-are-the-root-of-all-evil message is ultimately distasteful, the truths exposed, and the path we're lead [sic] down in getting there, consists of quite a sumptuous, sensuous journey."{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/31327/silip-daughters-of-eve/|title=Silip: Daughters of Eve |last=Dahlke|first=Kurt|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=DVD Talk|access-date=2009-07-29}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/product/silip-daughters-of-eve}}
- {{IMDb title|0292236}}
Category:1980s erotic drama films
Category:1980s psychological drama films
Category:Philippine drama films
Category:Philippine erotic films
Category:Philippine psychological drama films
Category:Films directed by Elwood Perez