The 4K restored version of Lino Brocka's 1979 film "Jaguar" will premiere at the 16th Lumière Film Festival this October in Lyon, France. The 2024 Lumière Film Festival will run from October 12 to 20 in various movie theaters and other venues in Lyon and its metropolitan area. The Film Development Council of the Philippines announced that "Jaguar" is among the films that will be showcased in the festival's Lumière Classics label, under the "New Restorations" lineup's "Treasure & Curiosities" section.
The international premiere of "Jaguar's" 4K restored version was made possible through a collaboration between the Philippine Film Archive and Cité de Mémoire in Paris. " Jaguar " will be screened at the Lumière Terreaux on Oct. 17, 5 p.
m., and the Institut Lumière (Villa) on Oct. 18, 11:30 a.
m. The award-winning neo-noir crime film stars Phillip Salvador and Amy Austria, alongside Johnny Delgado, Anita Linda, Tonio Gutierrez, Roi Vinzon, and Menggie Cobarrubias. "Jaguar" follows the story of Poldo (Phillip), a poor man who works as a security guard in a luxury apartment house.
After saving one of its residents, Sonny, from being attacked by a club owner, Poldo is offered a job as Sonny's bodyguard. Things take a turn, however, when Poldo gets thrust into the criminal underworld. Its story and screenplay was written by Jose "Pete" Lacaba and National Artist for Film and Broadcast Ricky Lee, with cinematography by Conrado Baltazar, editing by Rene Tala, and music by .
