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Nobody Nobody But Juan (2009)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Story:
Nobody, nobody but...Juan tells the story of a U.S.-based senior citizen named Juan (Dolphy) who lives in a senior citizens' home run by his son (Eric Quizon) and daughter-in-law (G. Toengi). Juan's favorite pastime is watching Wowowee on The Filipino Channel, though he does not watch the show just for entertainment's sake. Aside from wanting to connect with the Philippines that he dearly misses, Juan is lonesome for his first love Aida, with whom he lost touch during the Japanese occupation of Manila. Wowowee is Juan's way of coping with homesickness and reliving the past.
Style:
sentimental, melancholic
Plot:
nostalgia, homesickness, loneliness, senior citizen, diaspora, elderly man, isolation, retirement home, old love, variety show, longing, bittersweet, reminiscence, chess, family conflict, japanese occupation, regret, character study, unrequited love, identity crisis, flashback, intimate, ballet, police, restaurant ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
the philippines, chicago, american
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