Closer to Home (film)

Closer to Home: At What Price Family?
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Nobile
Screenplay by
  • Joseph Nobile
  • Ruben Arthur Nicdao
Produced by
  • Steven Nobile[1]
  • Joseph Nobile[1]
Starring
CinematographyIrek Hartowicz
Edited by
  • Janice Keuhnelian
  • James Y. Kwei
Music byRyan Cayabyab
Production
company
Elibon Film Productions[2]
Distributed byGolden Dragon International Cinema
Release date
  • 30 August 1995 (1995-08-30) (Canada)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish/Tagalog

Closer to Home, also known by the working title Looking for America, is a 1995 American independent drama film directed by Joseph Nobile. It was screened in thirty international film festivals including the 41st Valladolid International Film Festival[3] and the 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[4]

It follows the story of Dalisay, a poor provincial girl who struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned American ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and ultimately a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own.[5][6][7]

  • Looking for a way out
  • Dalisay's reason for leaving home
  • Father and daughter seek help from the plantation owner
  • Last night home
  • A New York welcoming

Cast

  • Madeline Ortaliz as Dalisay Dimagiba
  • John Michael Bolger as Dean Warren
  • Elizabeth Bracco as Alma, Nick's Wife
  • Joonee Gamboa as Magno Dimagiba, Dalisay's Father
  • Connie Chua as Lucing Dimagiba, Dalisay's Mother
  • Vic Diaz as Gruta, the Nightclub Owner
  • Rey Ventura as Lacaba, the Loan Shark
  • Tony Mabasa as Senor De Villa, the Plantation Owner
  • Jane Gabbert as Jan Warren, Dean's Sister
  • Ralph Buckley as Nick, Dean's Cousin
  • Angie Castrence as Tess, Dalisay's Cousin
  • Ching Valdes-Aran as Ms.Amador, the Marriage Broker
  • James Lorinz as the Garage Mechanic
  • Barbara Blackburn as the Flirtatious Bar Woman
  • Edward Lane as Uncle Ralph, Dean's Uncle
  • Lou Veloso as Nanding, Magno's Brother
  • Fil Formicola as Phil, the Taxi Dispatcher
  • Percy Estrella as Imelda, Dalisay's Cousin
  • Emig Tagle as Paeng Cruz, Magno's Best Friend
  • Tita Pambid as Shanty Alley Tenant Farmer's Wife
  • Lucy Quinto as Imelda's Mother
  • Arthur J. Nascarella as the Bartender
  • Leo Gamboa as Lacaba's Henchman
  • Louis Giovannetti as the Delivery Man

See also

[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Closer to Home (1995)". Elibon Films. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "A Nation of Immigrants". Archived from the original on 17 March 2006.
  3. ^ "The 41st Valladolid International Film Festival". Seminci.com/. October 18, 1996.
  4. ^ "The 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival". Archive of 31st KVIFF. July 10, 1996.
  5. ^ Nouveau guide des films - Intégrale
  6. ^ "Contrasting attitudes toward the concept of 'home' - LIFESTYLE". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 17, 1999. Archived from the original on February 29, 2000. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  7. ^ Litiatco-Martin, Eeya (March 23, 2008). "Away from home". Philstar.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Elley, Derek (July 29, 1996). "Closer to Home".
  9. ^ "The 31st Chicago International Film Festival". Chicago Reader. October 12, 1995.
  10. ^ "ESCAPE WITH 'STALAG 17' OR PRIZE-WINNER 'MABOROSI'". Chicago Tribune. 17 October 1995.
  11. ^ "Closer to Home (Elibon Films, NR)". October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-26.
  12. ^ Lo, Ricky. "A 'Mr. T.' in Geneva's (love) life". Philstar.com.
  13. ^ "The Virginia Film Festival". March 17, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  14. ^ "The Virginia Festival of American Film". March 17, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  15. ^ "From the festival circuit to mainstream theater - LIFESTYLE (October 11, 1999)". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 7, 2000. Archived from the original on December 7, 2000. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  16. ^ "A Nation of Immigrants". March 17, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
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