8-472: Father Jejemon is a 2010 Philippine comedy drama film directed by Frank Gray Jr. and starring Dolphy , in his final film role before his death in 2012, as the titular priest. The town of Parmbil is assigned a new parish priest . Fr. Jeremiah Jerome Montes, better known as “Fr. Jejemon”, succeeds Fr. Baby whose health is declining. Not all the townsfolk immediately accept Fr. Jejemon, so he works hard to win their confidence. The priest also deals with Mr. P,
16-414: A host between a woman's breasts, while another host is caught in a worshipper’s false teeth. The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board received a complaint over these contentious scenes. Consultant Fr. Faraon approved the scenes, reasoning that these scenarios actually happen in real life. These ultimately were voluntarily edited out by the production studio for the theatrical release, and
24-462: A humorous tenor. In television, modern scripted comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcoms . In the very influential Greek theatre , plays were considered comedies or tragedies. This concept even influenced Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period . Theatre of that era
32-402: A rich businessman who wants to seize control of the town. Father Jejemon was produced under RVQ Productions with Frank Gray Jr. as its director. The film is Gray's first work since the 1977 film Omeng Satanasia Bibeth Orteza and Rhandy Reyes did the screenplay. Dominican priest Larry Faraon served as a story consultant. Dolphy came up with the idea to create a film about a priest, as it
40-509: A rise in film and television works that could be described as comedy-dramas. The term is a translation from the French "comédie dramatique". The portmanteau "dramedy" came to be in the 1980s. In January 2022, Rafael Abreu, writing for the StudioBinder filmmaking blog, defined this genre as follows: A dramedy is a movie or program that balances the elements of a drama and a comedy. Also known as
48-523: Is thought to have long-lasting influence, even in modern narrative works. Even today, works are often classified into two broad buckets, dramas and comedies. For instance, many awards that recognize achievements in film and television today, such as the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards segregate several award categories into these two classifications. The 20th century saw
56-574: The film passed a second review by the MTRCB. Father Jejemon was released in the Philippines on December 25, 2010 as one of the official entries of the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival . Comedy drama Comedy drama , also known by the portmanteau dramedy , is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and drama . In films, serious dramatic themes (such as death, illness, etc.) are dealt with realism and subtlety, while preserving
64-482: Was his long-time dream to portray a clergyman since his uncle was a priest. Dolphy was initially hesitant due to fear of the film being censored , but his uncle offered him to help write the script. The idea was put on hold when his uncle died. The film still received backlash from leaders of the Philippine Catholic Church for depictions of the communion ; one scene shows the priest accidentally dropping
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