Working Girls (Ishmael Bernal, 1984)- Viva Films
From video48.blogspot.com Director: Ishmael Bernal Writer: Amado Lacuesta (story) Produced by Vic del Rosario Jr. ... executive producer Tony Gloria ... supervising producer William C. Leary ... associate producer Ramon Salvador ... producer Music by Willy Cruz The first time I've seen this film, I was a very, very impressionable high school student who rarely liked Filipino Films, except for the old ones in gray scale from LVN and Sampaguita Pictures. I did watch contemporary/modern movies with my friends, family or with our nannies, but there were only a few that made a mark. When I watched this movie, I was quite impressed with the script and the empowerment of women, but was quite disappointed that Maria Isabel Lopez's character named Rose was not able to rise from the ashes. Tsk, tsk, tsk! She just had to have that one last job before getting hitched. Yes, reality bites, but I...