Roles of women in three films by Marilou Diaz-Abaya: Brutal (1980), Moral (1982), and Karnal (Of the flesh, 1983)

• Main Author: Estabillo, Mary Joy Jasmine S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Women in motion pictures; Motion pictures > Philippines
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/5546
• Institution: De La Salle University

Women in Filipino films come across as weak-willed, passionate, emotional, and easily swayed by sexuality. Their characters often mirror the traditional roles of women in the Philippines. Despite the leading presence of women in the film industry, very little changes have been made towards altering...