MARIFE Necesito, who landed an important role in âMammoth,â which stars Academy
and Golden Globe Award nominee, Michelle Williams, and acclaimed actor Gael Ga
rcia Bernal, shared with us the link to the trailer of her international film (
posted on the bottom of this blog). âMammothâ is the first English-language fil
m of Swedish writer-director Lukas Moodysson.
As we reported earlier, in âMammoth,â Marife plays Gloria, a mother of two sons
who leaves the Philippines to work as the nanny of the daughter (Sophie Nyweid
e) of a successful New York couple, played by Gael and Michelle. When Gaelâs bu
sinessman character goes to Thailand, he realizes that he wants to change his l
ife. This development sets off a dramatic chain of events that impact the chara
cters of Marife, Michelle and Sophie.
Marife informed us that she filmed her scenes in New York, Sweden and the Phili
ppines, specifically in Subic and Bataan. The trailer of the film prominently f
eatures Marife, including an emotional scene where she speaks in Tagalog to her
two sons on the phone. The two sons are also shown on a beach in the Philippin
es, as shot by Lukasâ cinematographer, Marcel Zyskind, whose credits include An
gelina Jolieâs âA Mighty Heart.â
Marife shared that she had to dub a few of her lines in a dubbing st
udio in Makati. She also told us via e-mail that in anticipation of the filmâs
release early next year, she is doing phone interviews with the Swedish press,
as arranged by Memfis Film, one of the production companies involved in the mak
ing of âMammoth.â
The Filipina actress added that Lukas is still making final editing work on âMa
mmoth.â Lukas is the highly praised filmmaker of films like âLilja 4-ever,â âSh
ow Me Loveâ and âTogether.â Lukas, who made the final decision to pick Marife f
or the part, was hailed by his esteemed compatriot, the late Ingmar Bergman, as
a âyoung master.â
Marife said she enjoyed working with Michelle, whose credits include Ang Leeâs
âBrokeback Mountain,â and Gael, the Mexican thespian whoâs enjoying a sterling
international career with such films as âBabel,â âThe Motorcycle Diariesâ and
âAmores Perros.â
Hereâs the link
to the trailer.
Now showing: Trailer of international film with Pinay actress
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is this something to be proud of?? glorifying a filipina for being a housemaid?
?
sadly, asians are either identified as housemaids or as prostitutes in most for
eign films. i have yet to see a film where filipinos are portrayed differently.
this very filipina aced her auditions, and i give her credit for taking this c
hance to act on the big screen, and the guts to do her own PR by informing a lo
cal biz writer. kudos!
and what's wrong with being a housemaid???
well, ren, her name's gloria...
besides, it's only a movie.
the reality speaks better than this movie.
probably, you have forgotten that many of our countrymen work as housemaids. it
's not about being proud of it, but rather seeing the truth, it hurts, yes, but
we have to live with it.
is there something wrong being housemaid? and so what if Filipino is known bein
g a housemaid?
Great! Another Filipina Maid Story. Can she cook a mean Garlic Fried Rice in th
e movie?
With due respects, landing a film role - more especially, a lead role, like the
subject of the write-up, requires quite high caliber of talent. The role is me
rely incidental. It's the talent. The role just happens to be that of a housema
id. How the actor or actress delivers the performance required by the script is
what counts. I have yet to see the movie but I trust, the role would not have
been entrusted to that Pinay if the film mgt saw no good reason for her to give
justice to the level of performance expected of her.
Ren,
But it's the truth! It's a very decent job. Check Singapore and Hongkong on a
good Sunday - very hard to miss.
Maybe you should tell all the macho men in the Philippines to man up and take c
are of their women.
So you won't have to be ashamed of our sister workign as maids
its not about "being a housemaid", but being a good actress...being in a movie
of international release....of being choosen to act opposite the best and the p
opular in holywood....
A nanny is different from a housemaid.
and what's wrong with that? are you saying that filipinos should only be portra
yed as doctors, engineers or rich socialites? and other than that is not someth
ing to be proud of? i guess we are all drowned with our insecurities. Jennifer
Lopez played the role of a Mexican hotel maid in Maid of Honor, and there was n
othing wrong with that because its reality. people should be proud of the fact
that a lot of us here in abroad are working all types of job, regardless of how
much we earn.. as long as its an honest one.
@ren:
Definitely, yes.
Though 'many' have looked down at this profession, being a housemaid is somethi
ng worth being proud of just like any other professions. And with a Filipina be
ing a housemaid, what's wrong with it?
@Mammoth, the movie:
Great movie! Hopefully, it'll be shown in theaters here in the Philippines. And
hopefully, it'll make 'others' realize how noble and worthy of the Pinoy's Pri
de Marife Necesito's performance for the movie and the profession of being a ho
usemaid. ^_^
hahahahaha... ganyan talaga ang pinoy, basta't maging part ng isang pelikula ka
sehodang housemaid ang papel sa pelikula, basta't gawa ng PUTI ay ipag-sisigawa
n sa buong mundo na INTERNATIONAL actress na!.
is this something to be proud of?? glorifying a filipina for being a housemaid?
?
BEING A HOUSEMAID SHOULD NOT BE A REASON TO DEMEAN OTHER PEOPLE.
EVEN HOW INOPPORTUNE OTHER PEOPLE'S WAY OF LIVING,THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE HON
OURED AND RESPECTED!!
why sound so negative? are you saying that being a housemaid is a degrading job
? don't you think they have dreams? they have plans in life?
who do you like best? the tambay in front of the sari-sari store, not doing any
thing to better their life. or those, like the housemaids, that works, legal an
d moral, hard to have a better life?
i have a maid that works hard and in exchange i send her to college. once she's
finish with college she can have a different life. she has goals and plans to
have a better life. isn't it better? to do everything in your power, legal and
moral, to reach your goal? and not be too choosy? not be stagnant and give up?
oh and the movie is about a Filipina getting into an international film. isn't
that something?
Let us not be hypocrites. We know that we have a lot of of our fellow Filipinos
who work abroad as DHs. We should be proud that for a key role in the film the
production chose to cast a Filipina maid. I think this is because the Filipina
maid's experience (and the OFW's in general) fit the storyline of the movie wh
ich according to the website is reminiscent of Babel but a tidier version of it
). I commend Ms. Necesito for bagging the role and giving justice to the job wh
ich a lot of Filipinos do not appreciate and seem to be ashamed of.
Also, I appreciate the fact that the Filipino characters were made to speak in
their language. Hail Filipino! Both the language and the person!
What we are going to see is the plight of a Filipina becoming an international
actress.That's something to be proud of.
the film is not about the filipina maid. her character happens to play a pivota
l role in the film.
let's watch it first before we put our judgement on it. And so what if the Fili
pina plays a housemaid role? It is a movie and any actor on it was just given r
oles to play.
Let's not start up from connotating a maid with less or totally nothing to be p
roud of.
Nakakapuwing ang maliliit
Whats wrong for a filipina of being a housemaid? Ren must have forgotten that t
hey are also part of the OFW who are the unmentioned heroes of the philippines.
even some of this overseas housemaids are qualified teachers who are making ou
r country proud of their professions, some of the employers of this housemaids
are quite thankful for some of them are quite thankful to hire this maids for t
hey are hiring highly qualified maids and thats what makes them great, doing si
mple things greatly.
whats the problem with being a "housemaid"?..whatever you do you must be proud
of it...
To Ren: But that's reality. If many Filipinas work abroad as housemaids, it's n
ot their fault, but the government's for failing to provide them with opportuni
ties to make a decent living here in the Philippines. We should be proud of the
se Filipinas, since they're trying their best, sacrificing even their time with
their families, to give their children better lives. Would you rather see them
begging in the streets?
what's wrong with being a housemaid? it's a noble job. besides, the article is
about the actress who got an important role in this movie.
we are not glorifying her for being a housemaid.... this is a fact so just acce
pt the movie as is.... there's no pride nor ego being trampled here
ano naman masama sa pagiging housemaid?
Maid again,im sure they sh0t the film in the depress areas in the phils,sayang
lng gnagastos ntn para sa advertisement na mganda ang pilipnas para mggrow tour
ism kc pg my m0vies gngawa dto puro squatter at khrapan pnpakita.Wlang mgnda!
what's wrong with filipinos portrayed as a housemaid? it's a decent job. it's o
ne of the many things we filipinos are capable of. are you a domineering class
A citizen or just plain stupid?
correction: *filipinos portrayed as housemaids.
well, its not a big a deal whether a filipina is portrayed as a whatever. for
as long as she can portray the role in a remarkable way, then why not.
Pinay pang DH lang sa tate!
I would love to see the movie and of course, I love to see Filipina or Filipino
s on international movies of course. If Chinese actors/actresses could be famou
s, why not Filipinos?
@ren, not sure about the "gloriffication" on the trailer, unfortunately that's
an OFW fact. My cousin works as a domestic help in Toronto and we've visited th
em there. If you happen to walk into some of the upper class neighborhood in th
e city, you'd know what i mean.
Maybe after we watched the whole movie, it's then that we can decide how the OF
W was portrayed or what the director thinks about the situation.
Unless you can provide jobs here in the Philippines for all the filipino maids
working abroad - then yes it is something to be proud of.
This is reality. It is a fact, a sad one though, that a lot of Filipinos work a
s domestic helpers abroad.
I suggest everyone check the link to the trailer and read all the comments mad
e there before we get all defensive and cry foul over this movie.
ren:
and who do you want to glorify, our POPULAR corrupt officials?
^^^ There is nothing demeaning with being an OFW or being a housemaid. It's a d
ecent job & it puts food on the table. In times of economic crisis, you are
not in a position to be maarte or mayabang.
to Ren:
and why shouldn't we be proud of a Filipina being a maid?
I think we should be proud of her. Making to the Hollywood's big screen is a bi
g opportunity from someone who belongs to a 3rd world country. Who knows if its
just a beginning of her Hollywood success. Remember, big things come from a sm
all beginning.
Ren,
I guess I would say yes. Being a housemaid doesn't necessarily mean being just
a maid itself. It encompasses a different paradigm in the arena of giving genui
ne and persosnal care even to those people who aren't your love ones.
Just thought I'd voice it out.
-Becky
@ren
Reality Bites... instead of being in denial. Its an accurate reflection of ou
r current society.
what's new about seeing a pinay in an `international' movie? i see lots of them
. i remember one where this teen pinay was getting the tag-team treatment from
3 black guys. that was HOT!!!
Our Filipina actresses are mostly cast as either housemaids, bar girls, nurse,
yaya, etc. This is how the western world sees our women...
Yeah you're right ren, there's nothing in the film that filipinos should be pr
oud of.
It only emphasizes the fact that we are 3rd rate citizens.
Ren: At isa pa Innggit ka lang kasi wala ka sa international film. heheheheh :-
)
Hello this is only a role , why ,Anything wrong being a nunny? Hello again even
here in the United States they have a popular tv show Nunny but the lead actre
ss is British meaning even British can do the job.Here in the states do you kno
w that even american can do that job specially now that things has been change
, life is not that easy to americans and a lot of people are homeless due to r
ecession .Lets face it the image of filipina in England are housemaid and i don
t see anything wrong with that, maybe in your house you have maid so whats seem
s to be the problem?
have you seen the film? it depends on how the director/scriptwriter treats the
character... i mean it's just being truthful to what happens in the real world,
there are several Filipina maids abroad... nothing new about that
in my personal opinion, the filipina actress is glorified for being a part of a
n international film.
Having a part as a housemaid, I think it won't matter, even J-Lo did this kind
of role right? :) (Maid in Manhattan)
Whats wrong of being an international housemaid? Marangal na trabaho and one of
the OFW who contributes to our resiliency reason against these Global crunch p
roblem.
OMG another film emphasizing filipinos as maids.. :c Im startin to feel so down
bein a Filipino :C
Wala naman masama maging Domestic Helper di ba.. Its a clean and honest job tha
t one should be ptoud of. I think its our politicians who should be ashamed of
waht they do the country.
It's not what she's acting for or being a housemaid in the film. The important
thing is that, you should be proud of being part of an International production
.