Hihintayin Kita sa Langit

Hihintayin Kita sa Langit
Hihintayin Kita sa Langit, Restored Poster.jpg
The poster of the restored version, released in 2017
Directed byCarlos Siguion-Reyna
Produced byArmida Siguion-Reyna
Written byRaquel Villavicencio
Based onWuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
Starring
Music byRyan Cayabyab
CinematographyRomeo Vitug
Edited byJess Navarro
Production
company
Distributed byReyna Films
Release date
  • June 15, 1991 (1991-06-15)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryPhilippines Philippines
Language

Hihintayin Kita sa Langit (transl. I'll Wait for You in Heaven) is a 1991 award-winning Philippine romantic drama film directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna based on a screenplay by Raquel Villavicencio, and starring Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta. The film is a loose adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. The film was restored by ABS-CBN Film Restoration and Central Digital Lab and was subsequently released in select theaters on February 27, 2017.[1]

Synopsis

Carmina begins to doubt her future with poor Gabriel when another suitor dazzles her with expensive gifts. Overhearing Carmina's sentiments, Gabriel is heartbroken and goes away to return a wealthy man to prove his worthiness to Carmina.[2]

Cast of characters

Character Actor Equivalent character in Wuthering Heights
Gabriel Salvador Richard Gomez
Jomari Yllana (young)
Heathcliff
Named after to the deceased eldest son of the Salvador family. Gabriel used to be a street urchin in Manila until he was adopted wholeheartedly by Don Joaquin Salvador and treats him like his own son. He was accepted by the whole family except Milo, who was hostile against him.
Carmina Salvador Dawn Zulueta
Guila Alvarez (young)
Catherine Earnshaw
The only daughter of the Salvador family. She treats Gabriel as her own brother and she loved him.
Milo Salvador Michael de Mesa
Gio Alvarez (young)
Hindley Earnshaw
The other son of the Salvador family. He is depicted as a rebellious and aggressive man who has hostile feelings towards his adoptive brother Gabriel.
Sandra Illustre Jackie Lou Blanco Isabella Linton
Alan's sister and Gabriel's suitress-later-wife.
Alan Illustre Eric Quizon Edgar Linton
Sandra's brother and Carmina's suitor-later-husband.
Adora Vangie Labalan Nelly Dean
The trusted house-helper of the Salvador family. She is a "mother-figure" to Carmina, Milo, and Gabriel since her employer was a widower.
Joaquin Salvador Jose Mari Avellana Mr. Earnshaw
The loving patriarch of the Salvador family. He adopted Gabriel, a street urchin from Divisoria and treats him as his own son.

Production

Of the film’s 26 shooting days, only five[3] were spent in Batanes.

Release

Hihintayin Kita sa Langit was produced by Reyna Films. The film was theatrically released in the Philippines on June 15, 1991. However, the film's premiere was coincided with the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.

Digitally restored version

The uncut original 35mm picture negative taken from the storage of the producer, ReynaFilms, was used as the source for restoration. The picture was scanned in 4K and converted to 2K for digital restoration. It took the restoration artists a total of 660 actual manual hours to address the unsteady shots, warps, missing frames, and bumps due to the splice marks of the film. The colorist spent 100 actual manual hours to bring back its color tonalities and saturation with the supervision of the director (Carlos Siguion-Reyna) and cinematographer (Romeo Vitug). The source used for the audio restoration was the original sound negative. Carlos Siguion-Reyna also supervised the curing of the audio, the most crucial part of which was the audio syncing and annoying background noise.[4]

The film was digitally restored and remastered by the ABS-CBN Film Archives in partnership with Central Digital Lab as part of their Sagip Pelikula campaign. It was premiered on February 27, 2017 at the Glorietta 4 Cinema in the Ayala Center, Makati City, Metro Manila.[5] The premiere was attended by the film's director Carlos Siguion-Reyna, writer Raquel Villavicencio, stars Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta, Eric Quizon, Guila Alvarez, Vangie Labalan plus cinematographer Romy Vitug, editor Jess Navarro, and Richard Reynoso who sang the theme song.[4]

Television adaptation

The film was adapted for television in 2012. The TV series ran from January 16 through October 24, 2012 and was topbilled by Coco Martin and Julia Montes and original stars Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta along with an ensemble cast.[6]

The song "Hanggang sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan" (performed by Richard Reynoso in the film) was also used as the program's theme song.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Richard-Dawn 1991 movie restored". The Philippine Star. March 3, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "iTunes - Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit (I Will Wait for You In Heaven)". iTunes. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Heaven can't wait: Restoring 'Hihintayin Kita sa Langit'". Inquirer. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "HIHINTAYIN KITA SA LANGIT - Cinema Classics Premiere". Facebook. February 28, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Heaven can't wait: Restoring 'Hihintayin Kita sa Langit'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 6, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Coco says 'Walang Hanggan' is his best birthday gift". ABS-CBN News. 1 November 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

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