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The Love Affair: The Milking of Infidelity Stories

25 Tuesday Aug 2015

Posted by cinetactic in Movie Reviews

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2015, bea alonzo, dawn zulueta, infidelity, Movie review, nuel naval, pinoy films, richard gomez, star cinema, the love affair

by Heinrich Domingo

Back in 2013 to 2014, Philippine cinema had a myriad of stories on infidelity and third parties. The viewers, at that time, were receptive of plots set in patriarchal environments decorated with beautiful mistresses. In this cockfight featuring spiteful women willing to strike anytime, the Filipino bettors choose the character who delivers the ‘bitchiest’ line accompanied by the hardest slap.

It was undeniably a heyday for the mainstream film industry in the country. Big production houses such as Star Cinema and Viva Records have once again mined a valuable mineral that can be sold forever. The supply is infinite and the consumers are with endless appetite. Or so they thought. The showing of The Love Affair in cinemas this month proved that narratives of infidels have reached their point of exhaustion. They are at this point revolting.

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