Ang Larawan (The Portrait)

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Synopsis

Filipino-language Musical/Drama. Based on the play 'The Portrait Of The Artist As Filipino' by Nick Joaquin. In 1941 Manila, two penniless sisters (Joanna Ampil, Rachel Alejandro) refuse to sell their father’s famous painting.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of cursing and profanity
• Infrequent use of mild sexual references – no detail
• Infrequent depictions of war violence – little detail; infrequent references to suicide – little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in recreational and historical contexts

Thematic elements

• Integrity and responsibility
• Change and uncertainty
• Familial bonds

Classification rationale

Integrity and responsibility

Change and uncertainty

Familial bonds

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