Perfumed Nightmare (1979)
Mababangong Bangungot
Kidlat, a Filipino jeepney driver, is fascinated by the idea of the American space programme and by Western society as a whole. When he moves to Paris, disillusionment sets in as his dreams are gradually shattered.
- Date of release
- 1979-01-08
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (43)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Kidlat Tahimik
Casting
- Kidlat Tahimik — Kidlat
- Mang Fely — Kaya
- Dolores Santamaria — Nanay
- Georgette Baudry — Lola
- Katrin de Guia — Mutter
- Hartmut Lerch — Big Boss
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing — Self (archive footage)
- Helmut Schmidt — Self (archive footage)
- Gerald Ford — Self (archive footage)
- Henry Kissinger — Self (archive footage)
- Neil Armstrong — Self (archive footage)
Interesting facts
Perfumed Nightmare, a 1977 Filipino comedy-drama, is the story of a young Filipino jeepney driver from Barangay Balian, Laguna infatuated with the ideas of space travel and the West, who gradually becomes disillusioned after living in Paris. Kidlat Tahimik produced, wrote, directed, edited, co-shot, and acted in it.
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