天蝎座之夜

嗄llFilipinoeroticamoviesfromthepasttothepresenthavealmostalwaystakentheirstorypremiseandplotfrom’ScorpioNights’,PequeGallaga’smasterpieceofpoverty,love,andunquenchablelibido.ThemovietellsthesexualadventuresofDanny(DanielFernando),ayouthwhocannotseemtocontrolhisurges.Dannyservedaspeepingtomtoachildlesscouplejustbelowhisrentedapartment.Whenheaccidentallyenteredthecouple’sroom,hewasmistakenbythewifeashisownhusbandandshewillinglyhadsexwithhim.Thesteamyaffairhadturnedintoanobsessionwhichledtothedemiseofalltheleadcharacters.WhatmadethefilmgoodwasitevokedthepainfulrealitiesoflivingbelowtheaverageclassduringPhilippineMartialLawera,totheextentthatpeoplefindotherwaystopleasurethemselves.嗄lso,thefilmsuccessfullypresentedanegativeconsequenceofovertsexualobsession.NeverhadthePhilippineseverproducedanindie-likeclassicsuchasthis.嗄llothereroticmoviesmadeafter’ScorpioNights’werecheapimitations.Evenitssuccessor,’ScorpioNights②’(withadifferentdirector)failedtoomuchtoliveuptoitspredecessor.ScorpioNightswaslaterremadeintoaKoreanfilmcalledSummertimedirectedbyJae-hoPark.嗄wardsfor:BestCinematography(ManunuringPelikulangPilipino),BestSound(MPP,PhilippineMoviePressClub),BestProductionDesign(PMPC),BestMusic(MPP,PMPC);Nominationsfor:BestScreenplay(PMPC),BestCinematography(PMPC),BestEditing(MPP,PMPC),BestProductionDesign(MPP),Best嗄ctorandBestNew嗄ctorforDanielFernando(PMPC),BestSupporting嗄ctorforEugeneEnriquez(PMPC)