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It tells the story of a love triangle in the impoverished village involving Benjamin (George Estregan), a fisherman in Laguna de Bay, and two women in the village\u30fcChedeng (Daria Ramirez), a soon-to-be midwife, and Maria (Elizabeth Oropesa), a beautiful young woman from the barrio.It won Best Picture at the 1977 Catholic Mass Media Awards. It received seven nominations from the 1977 Gawad Urian including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Sound. Daria Ramirez was nominated for Best Actress, while Bernal as nominated for Best Direction.[4]The village of Sta. Fe, located in the middle of Laguna de Bay, was known for its milkfish pens and some investors from the capital investment for this kind of business to improve and develop this kind of business. However, the fish began to kill off, prompting the villagers to salt them and dry them under the sun for the sake of financial benefit. In the village, a love triangle was formed when Benjamin, the owner of a boat that serves as a shuttle service to the town, fell in love with Chedeng, a soon-to-be full-time trained midwife, and her best friend and neighbor, Maria. Both Chedeng and Maria didn’t know that they were loved by Benjamin. By the time Maria got pregnant, Chedeng decides that she will be her first patient to handle her profession of midwifery. Unfortunately, this would lead to a tragic consequence, causing Chedeng to leave the village and live somewhere.Elizabeth Oropesa as MariaDaria Ramirez as ChedengGeorge Estregan as BenjaminRuben Rustia as PedroPedro Faustino as JacobElla Luansing as BanangRustica Carpio as ChayongNenita Jana as AdiangVen Medina as Mr. BlancoLeticia de Guzman as IloTita De Villa as Mrs. BlancoPaquito Salcedo as ElderLem Garcellano as PabloMart Kenneth Rebamonte as HuklubanCarlos Padilla Jr. as Dr. VillamariaTony Carreon as Lake AnalystTable of ContentsAlso starring[edit]Production[edit]Filming[edit]Music[edit]Staff and crew[edit]Release[edit]Re-release[edit]Release dates[edit]Digital restoration[edit]Reception[edit]Accolades[edit]Critical reception[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Also starring[edit]Bong PerezJoey BolisayRey TablaIda BautistaAl GarciaJimmy Pre\u00f1aErna MenessesRicky GarciaMilo SarioSantiago BalseProduction[edit]Filming[edit]The film was shot in Laguna de Bay which is located in the province of Laguna and the town of Binangonan, Rizal.Music[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The film’s music was composed and arranged by Winston Raval, who was credited as Vanishing Tribe.[1]Staff and crew[edit]Director: Ishmael BernalWriter: Jorge AragoProducers: Emilio Ejercito and Jesse EjercitoMusic: Vanishing TribeCinematography: Arnold AlvaroEditor: Augusto SalvadorArt Director: Betty GosiengfiaoSound: Godofredo de LeonSound Supervisor: Manuel DavesSound Editor: Ruben NatividadCasting Director: Angie FerroProduction Supervisor: Edgar GarciaPost-Production Supervisor: Zeny AmbosPost-Production Facilities: LVN PicturesJapanese Subtitles: Erwin John Soriano Viray and Kazuko OnodaRelease[edit]The film was released on August 6, 1976. It was approved for theatrical release by the Board of Censors for Motion Pictures (the predecessor of MTRCB).Re-release[edit]The restored version of the film was premiered on August 8, 2018, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines as part of the 14th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.[5] The premiere was attended by the film’s stars Elizabeth Oropesa and Daria Ramirez, actor Kiko Estrada (grandson of George Estregan), and the staff of the ABS-CBN Film Archives. Modern era film directors Adolfo Alix Jr. and Benedict Mique, Carmona Gale (representing the Kantana Post-Production), Sabrina Baracetti and Max Tessler (of Udine Far East Film Festival), and Ronald Arguelles (Cinema One – Channel Head) also attended the premiere.[3]Release dates[edit]CountryDateNotesPhilippinesAugust 6, 1976Original release date.West GermanyOctober 16, 1983West German television premiere, aired through ZDF.JapanNovember 1, 1991One of the feature films for Filipino Movies Festival 1991, presented by the ASEAN Cultural Office.JapanNovember 2, 2003As part of the PIA Film Festival exhibition.[6]GermanyJanuary 20, 2008Asian Hot Shots Berlin Festival for Film and Video ArtPhilippinesAugust 8, 2018Theatrical premiere of the digitally restored and remastered 4K version of the film for Cinemalaya Film Festival.JapanSeptember 14, 2018Restored 4K version. As part of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 – Cross-Cut Asia exhibition.ItalyApril 27, 2019European premiere of the restored version as part of the 21st Udine Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.[7][8]Digital restoration[edit]In the effort of restoring Nunal sa Tubig by the ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project, headed by Leonardo P. Katigbak, the sole element used for the restoration was the Japanese language-subtitled 35mm print that was stored from the audiovisual archives of the Fukuoka City Public Library Film Archives in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan. The 35mm print has been stored in the institution’s archive collections since 2002, in addition to four other Filipino films acquired by the Japan Foundation.[2][9]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The restoration of the film began with the digital scanning of the 35mm print to 4K resolution by Tokyo Ko-on Co. Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, and digital restorations by Kantana Post-Production (Thailand). The aspect ratio for the restored version is 1:1.85. It took 3,600 restoration hours to eliminate numerous film defects including dust, scratches, and stains and it was successfully eliminated by more than 250 professional restoration artists of Kantana Post-Production in Thailand and India. The film restoration of Nunal sa Tubig was finished in February 2018.[2]Reception[edit]Accolades[edit]YearAward-Giving BodyCategoryRecipientResult1977Catholic Mass Media AwardsBest PictureNunal sa TubigWon1977FAMAS AwardsBest PictureNunal sa TubigNominatedBest ScreenplayJorge AragoNominatedBest DirectorIshmael BernalNominatedBest ActressDaria RamirezNominatedBest CinematographyArnold AlvaroNominatedBest Production DesignBetty GosiengfiaoNominatedBest SoundGodofredo De LeonNominated1977Gawad Urian AwardsBest Film of the Decade (1970-1979)Nunal sa TubigWonCritical reception[edit]According to a description by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Philippine Society of Respected Film Critics), the film employs “a quiet, experimental cinematic style, Ishmael Bernal\u2019s opus recreates the quality and slow pace of life in a dying village surrounded by the sea, as it is caught in the eternal cycle of love and hate, of fertility and pollution, of birth and death.”References[edit]^ a b Caruncho, Eric S. (February 12, 2019). “Who’s Winston Raval?”. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 19, 2021.^ a b c “Restoration Asia VI”. Restoration Asia. September 1, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.^ a b “NUNAL SA TUBIG – Cinemalaya Premiere”. Facebook. August 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.^ “Digitally restored Ishmael Bernal classic returns on screen”. Manila Standard. August 15, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ “Nunal sa Tubig”. Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. August 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.^ Cinela News \u2013 November 2003, No. 88 (PDF), retrieved April 18, 2022^ “‘Eerie,’ ‘Miss Granny’ competing in Far East Film Festival in Italy”. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. April 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2021.^ Aguilar, Krissy (April 26, 2019). “‘Hintayan Ng Langit,’ ‘Miss Granny’ among PH films featured in Italy film fest”. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 25, 2021.^ “FILM ARCHIVE COLLECTION: Asian Films”. Fukuoka City Public Library Film Archives. Retrieved September 19, 2021.^ The film’s ownership rights is currently handled by ABS-CBN Corporation through Star Cinema.^ The only surviving 35mm copy of the film (with Japanese subtitles) was found in Fukuoka City Library Archives and digitally scanned at Tokyo Koon Co.Ltd. in 4K.^ Restored 4K version only.External links[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/nunal-sa-tubig-wikipedia-2\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Nunal sa Tubig – Wikipedia"}}]}]