Silip
- Year: 1985
- Country of origin: Philippines
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Director: Elwood Perez
- Length: 125 min
Film Synopsis
In a remote Philippine village, two sisters with opposing views on sexuality clash amid a repressive and morally rigid community. Their conflict intensifies with the arrival of a man from the city, stirring jealousy, temptation, and long-buried trauma. Desire, repression, and violence unfold through a lens of religious guilt and rural isolation.
Critical Perspective
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Whoa! Just when you thought you’d seen it all, along comes one of the strangest, sweatiest, sleaziest films ever made. … The haunting music score, fetid village atmosphere, and striking photography involving the nearby beachscapes and desert result in a wholly unique and fascinating spectacle impossible to describe.
Nathaniel Thompson, DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD & Blu-ray, Volume 4 (FAB Press, 2010)
Silip Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Mondo Macabro BD-ALL/US 2021 | Mondo Macabro DVD-0/US/OOP 2007 |
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| Audio Commentary by Andrew Leavold | ||
| Memoirs of a Survivor - Interview with Actress Sarsi Emmanuelle | ||
| Interview with Actress Maria Isabel Lopez | ||
| Interview with Art Director Alfredo Santos | ||
| Interview with Director Elwood Perez | ||
| “From Bomba to Bold and Beyond” - Essay by Pete Tombs | ||
| Biography: Actor Mark Joseph | ||
| Biography: Actress Maria Isabel Lopez | ||
| Biography: Actress Sarsi Emmanuelle | ||
| Biography: Director Elwood Perez |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Mondo Macabro’s “Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes a 20-page booklet with writing by Andrew Leavold (“The Most Beautiful Creatures on the Skin of the Earth”). Reissued as a standard edition without booklet (2021/08/10).
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Collector’s guide
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Memoirs of a Survivor (46:05) -
Interview with Actress Maria Isabel Lopez (14:04) -
Interview with Art Director Alfredo Santos (8:02) -
Interview with Director Elwood Perez (18:46)
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Mondo Macabro BD 2021
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Andrew Leavold Mondo Macabro BD |
| Memoirs of a Survivor - Interview with Actress Sarsi Emmanuelle Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Interview with Actress Maria Isabel Lopez Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Interview with Art Director Alfredo Santos Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Interview with Director Elwood Perez Mondo Macabro BD | |
| “From Bomba to Bold and Beyond” - Essay by Pete Tombs Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Actor Mark Joseph Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Actress Maria Isabel Lopez Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Actress Sarsi Emmanuelle Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Director Elwood Perez Mondo Macabro DVD |