Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Milan (2004)

Cast

Claudine Barretto - Jenny
Piolo Pascual - Lino
Ilonah Jean - Vangie
Iza Calzado - Mary Grace

Mahal mo ba ako dahil kailangan mo ako, o kailangan mo ako kaya mahal mo ako?
This is the line that really stood out and it made me think, there is such a thing as loving because of needing and needing because of loving.

This story follows the journey of naive Lino (Piolo Pascual) as he searches for his missing wife in Italy. He comes across Jenny (Claudine Barretto), an imposing figure in the Filipino community of migrant workers, whose dreams of grandeur have clouded her need for personal relationships. In a desperate quest and game of survival, the two find refuge and affirmation in each other. What started as a mentor-protégé relationship, Lino and Jenny's partnership evolves beautifully into a self-consuming love affair. Until these two are put to a test. Reality bites as the land changes everything. In the end, it matters not for Lino that he finds his wife for he has found himself. And alas, it matters not for Jenny that she sacrifices for love, for she has learned to give, in order to live again.

Fall in love in a foreign country whilst working to feed your family back home and yourself as well. It’s the Milan synopsis. First, you’ll surely fall in love with Milan (the place) and then you’ll find yourself falling in love with Piolo Pascual. HAHA

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