The Laughing Star

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 110 min
Premiere: 1983. October 27.

Director: Werner Schroeter
Writer: Werner Schroeter

One of the most caustic and personal essay films ever made, Werner Schroeter's account of the 1983 Manila Film Festival, presided over by Imelda Marcos, chronicles the legacy of American and Spanish imperialism as it presents a "kaleidoscope of a ravaged country."