Perfumed Nightmare (1979)
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.
Director:
Kidlat Tahimik
Writer:
Kidlat Tahimik
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Kidlat Tahimik as Kidlat |
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Mang Fely as Kaya |
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Dolores Santamaria as Nanay |
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Georgette Baudry as Lola |
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Katrin de Guia as Mutter |
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Hartmut Lerch as Big Boss |
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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing as Self (archive footage) |
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Harold Wilson as Self (archive footage) |
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Helmut Schmidt as Self (archive footage) |
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Gerald Ford as Self (archive footage) |
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Henry Kissinger as Self (archive footage) |
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Neil Armstrong as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Kidlat Tahimik | Director |
| Writing | Kidlat Tahimik | Writer |
| Production | Kidlat Tahimik | Producer |
| Editing | Kidlat Tahimik | Editor |
| Camera | Hartmut Lerch | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kidlat Tahimik | Director of Photography |
| Production | Patricia de Guia | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Krishan Mueller | Music |
| Sound | Billie Zöckler | Sound Editor |
| Production | Francis Ford Coppola | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Krishan Mueller | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Charlie Fugunt | Sound |
| Crew | Hartmut Lerch | Cinematography |
| Crew | Kidlat Tahimik | Cinematography |
| Writing | Kidlat Tahimik | Idea |
| Writing | Kidlat Tahimik | Story |
| Writing | Kidlat Tahimik | Screenplay |
| Crew | Kidlat Tahimik | Script |