| | Marian scares director-writerAuthor: Mario E. Bautista
Column: Freehand WRITER-director Jun Lana has proven his talent as a necromancer in "Kulam. " He's now all set to reinforce it with "Tarot," that is designed to terrify the viewers. "Tarot' is much more difficult to do than 'Kulam'," he says. "It has bigger scenes, more locations. We even had to shoot some scenes in mysterious Mt. Banahaw. The story spans several generations. It starts with an end-of-the-world cult in Mt Banahaw. Three of its younger girls survive the mass death of its members: Nina Jose, Glaiza de Castro and Rich Asuncion. When they grow old, they become Gloria Romero, Celia Rodriguez and Ama Quiambao. Gloria is the grandmother of Marian Rivera, who's gifted with the ability to see the future through the special tarot cards kept by Gloria. When Gloria passes away, she transfers the gift to Marian, but she rejects it, so Gloria takes the tarot cards with her to her grave. But something happens to Marian's boyfriend, Dennis Trillo, who gets lost in Mt. Banahaw. To find him, Marian is forced to retrieve the tarot cards. Pinabuksan niya ang hukay ng lola niya to get the cards. She gets to save Dennis but each time she saves someone, isang mahal niya sa buhay ang nawawala para magbayad. Celia is the new cult leader who holds the key to the tarot cards and Marian will ask her help to solve the mysterious events happening in her life. We also have Roxanne Guinoo as Marian's friend na may sarili ring secret, Ricardo Cepeda and Susan Africa as Marian's parents, Alwyn Uytingco as the nephew of Celia who helps Marian, and Anna Capri as the sister of Dennis Trillo. While we were shooting an important scene in Mt. Banahaw, nabulabog yata namin ang spirits doon and, all of a sudden, a big tree branch fell on the set na walang pinanggalingan. Buti na lang no one was hurt, kaya nagdasal muna kami before continuing, to ward off any negative forces. Much research also went into the design of the tarot cards. We have our own set of cards made for the movie and we use special effects for the scenes kapag may rose or patalim na biglang sumusulpot from the cards mismo. Gugulatin nito ang viewers. " How is it working with Marian Rivera? "I have to confess na noong una, ayoko sana siyang makatrabaho kasi I've been hearing bad things about her. But I'm glad I did work with her as I've proven na hindi totoo ang impressions about her. She's very professional, punctual, and she comes to the set prepared at memorized na lahat ng lines niya. She even has suggestions on how to improve her character na nakatulong talaga so I'm really impressed with her. " HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR MEGS RICHARD'S NEW MOVIE Source: People's Journal |
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