Live Show (film)
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- Klaudia Koronel
- Hazel Espinosa
- Ana Capri
- Daria Ramirez
- Marcus Madrigal
- Simon Ibarra
- Nikka Valencia
- Oliver Hartmann
- Martin Gonzalo
- Paolo Rivero
| Live Show | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jose Javier Reyes |
| Written by | Jose Javier Reyes |
| Produced by | Lily Y. Monteverde |
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| Cinematography | Eduardo Jacinto |
| Edited by | Vito N. Cajili |
| Music by | Jesse Lucas |
Production company | Available Light |
| Distributed by | Regal Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Live Show, originally titled Toro, is a Philippine erotic drama film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes.
Produced by Available Light Productions and distributed by Regal Entertainment, the film was first screened in Germany at the 50th Berlin International Film Festival on February 11, 2000.
Cast
- Klaudia Koronel as Gigi
- Hazel Espinosa as Sandra
- Ana Capri as Rosita
- Daria Ramirez as Elma
- Marcus Madrigal as Jojo
- Simon Ibarra as Vio
- Nikka Valencia as Liza
- Oliver Hartmann as Jake
- Martin Gonzalo as Danny
- Paolo Rivero as Rolly[3]
Release
Name change
In 2000, Movie and Television Review and Classification Board chairman Armida Siguion-Reyna ordered a ban on Live Show. After the first ban was imposed, a "second (expanded) review committee" was created and subsequently overruled the decision and voted to give the producer, Regal Films, the permit to exhibit.[4]
The film, however, was not shown in public theaters in the Philippines until the second week of March 2001 after its original name, Toro, which means pay-per-view sex in local slang, was changed.[5][4]
Ban
Live Show created a public outcry in the Philippines.[4] The Catholic Church severely criticized the Philippine government for allowing the screening of the film, which shows upper frontal nudity.[5] After running for about two weeks, then President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo suspended Live Show's run in theaters and ordered the creation of an appeals committee, which includes representative of Macapagal-Arroyo and the film industry, to screen a review.[6]
The banning of Live Show triggered a debate over the freedom of expression and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.[5] On March 22, 2001, Nicanor Tiongson, Siguion-Reyna's successor, resigned from his post, and accused the Church and Macapagal-Arroyo of religious bigotry.[2] He was replaced by Alejandro Roces.[7]
Macapagal-Arroyo elicited criticisms for banning a film she had not seen.[8] The ban also provoked fierce protests from the film industry, which accused Macapagal-Arroyo of buckling under pressure from Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jaime Sin, the top prelate at the time.[2] On March 23, 2001, director Jose Javier Reyes, along with Klaudia Koronel and 2,000 others working in the entertainment industry, marched down Mendiola Street to protest the ban.[9] Macapagal-Arroyo decided to watch the film, and kept the ban in place.[10]
A three-man committee, which normally has five members, reviewed the film March 26.[4]
On April 3, 2001, the Malacañang appeals committee ordered the permanent ban of Live Show from exhibition in local theaters. Then presidential chief of staff Renato Corona, a member of the three-man committee disclosed that members of the committee voted for an outright ban of the film while one member voted for extensive cuts on both scenes and dialogues.[4]