tennis talk
i got this from jessica z's blog, where she enumerated several movies with tennis scenes... this one's kinda funny and caught my interest:
5. Salawahan. Directed by Ishmael Bernal. I saw it years ago on Cinema One. Jay Ilagan and Mat Ranillo III are young men on the make. Rio Locsin is the “nice” girl, Sandy Andolong is the “liberated” fashion designer, and the fabulous Rita Gomez is a sex researcher. One day the three women meet at the apartment Jay Ilagan shares with Mat Ranillo. They eye each other warily, then Rio Locsin announces that it’s her birthday. Sandy Andolong asks her how old she is.
Rio Locsin: I’m 18.
Sandy Andolong: I’m 20.
Rita Gomez: I’m hungry.
Mat Ranillo discusses his sex life while playing tennis with his friends, and since this is the early 1980s everyone is wearing tight short shorts like Bjorn Borg used to wear. The tennis here signifies privilege and youthful energy. Usually when people play tennis in Filipino movies, it means they’re rich. (Rich people are also portrayed as wearing full make-up, couture, and jewelry while sitting around the house.)
too bad i wasn't able to watch this, hee.
talk about tennis, i'm sharing photos of 2 cutie tennis players. ooh-lala!
the oh-you're-so-bad boy rafa...
...and here's novak djokovic whose habit after his game is to *take his shirt off* and throw it to the audience... ah-yayay!!!
