Perfumed Nightmare (1977) poster

3.9

Perfumed Nightmare (1977)

Mababangong Bangungot

Comedy, Drama • 1h 33m

Director: Kidlat Tahimik

Cast: Mang Fely, Dolores Santamaria, Georgette Baudry, Katrin de Guia, Hartmut Lerch, Kidlat Tahimik, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Harold Wilson, Helmut Schmidt, Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, Neil Armstrong

3.9

Best English-friendly & video release

HD Streaming

Video notes:

MUBI has HD streaming or DVD

Updated 1 year ago

About the film

Kidlat, a Filipino jeepney driver, is fascinated by the idea of the American space programme and by Western society as a whole. When he moves to Paris, disillusionment sets in as his dreams are gradually shattered.

TSPDT: 2026: #986
2025: #958
2024: #951
2023: #934
Alternative Titles: Perfumed Nightmares

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