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'Walang KaParis' director admits pressure: 'How can you top 'Kita Kita'?

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Photo from Empoy Marquez" s="" Instagram="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/03/21/empoy-marquez-alessandra-de-rossi-ig-03212023.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo from Empoy Marquez&#x27;s Instagram account</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — For &quot;Walang KaParis&quot; director Sigrid Bernardo, it was not an easy road to finish the new film led by Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez.</p><p>In an article by ABS-CBN&#x27;s <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/3/20/director-sigrid-bernardo-on-writing-her-new-film-walang-kaparis-how-can-you-top-kita-kita-346">Push</a>, Bernardo said it took her two years before writing the film after the success of &quot;Kita Kita&quot; in 2017.</p><p>“Talagang I was approached to do another one na sila &#x27;yung tandem. But to be honest, it was really hard for me kasi &#x27;yung pressure of a writer and director, directing another film, and then siyempre how can you top &#x27;Kita Kita&#x27;? So it was very difficult for me and I said noon na I’ll think about it. So I think it was about two years bago ako nakaisip ng kuwento for both of them,&quot; Bernardo was quoted as saying. </p><p>“I can never top &#x27;Kita Kita&#x27; but at the same time, I have to embrace the success of &#x27;Kita Kita.&#x27; So what’s the next story? That’s the challenge. It’s not that you should top &#x27;Kita Kita.&#x27; You should just tell a good story and what is the best love story for both of them as actors also. Mas matured sila dito, mas matured love story. And they should level up I think from &#x27;Kita Kita,&#x27; even the story. That was it,” she added.</p><p>Bernardo revealed that both artists trained with Dolly De Leon to prepare for the film.</p><p>“Nag-workshop sila sa ating BAFTA nominee na Dolly De Leon. I think level up &#x27;yun. Gusto ko rin i-challenge sila kung ano pa &#x27;yung capacity nila umarte. Kilala ko naman si Alex kung ano &#x27;yung capacity niya but always drama naman &#x27;yung ginagawa ni Alex. Sa personal, komedyante siya pero iba pa rin sa screen if she can pull it off. Si Empoy sa drama naman na-pull off naman,” she said.</p><p>&quot;Walang KaParis&quot; tells the story of Jojo (Marquez), a Filipino artist in Paris, who has had many lovers, but not one of them could fill the chasm in his life occupied by the mysterious muse of his paintings. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/03/23/alessandra-de-rossi-empoy-reunite-for-new-movie">Alessandra de Rossi, Empoy reunite for new movie</a></li></ul><p>Then comes a day when a woman named Marie (De Rossi) walks up to him and claims to be the subject in his paintings. </p><p>Asked why she chose Paris as the location of the film, Bernardo said: “Kasi naisip ko &#x27;yung pares-pares. Kasi &#x27;yun &#x27;yung totoo. &#x27;Yun na talaga &#x27;yung totoo. Kasi nag-iisip ako na &#x27;yung trabaho ni Mary doon (character of Alessandra) nagtitinda ng pares-pares. Ano ba naman &#x27;yung mangarap makapunta ng Paris? &#x27;Yun talaga &#x27;yung totoo, as simple as that.&quot; </p><p>&quot;But then I’ve been to Paris kasi siguro mga three times, ganyan, and sobrang na-in love din ako sa place. And when you say Paris, lagi siyang sinasabi na about romance. It’s a romantic city, so bakit naman hindi? And also, hindi lang sa Paris kami nag-shoot. Nag-shoot din kami sa Baguio and &#x27;yun &#x27;yung makikita ng mga tao. And &#x27;yun na &#x27;yung naisip ko talaga kung bakit Paris. Ang challenge lang dun sa Paris is known ang Paris sa touristy spots,&quot; the director said.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung makikita niyo dito is &#x27;yung hindi masyado touristy spots. Siyempre andun &#x27;yung Eiffel Tower pero it’s another (challenge) in terms of execution and direction. Mas tiningnan namin &#x27;yung nakatira sa Paris because I have friends there also. &#x27;Yung struggle nila, and kung saan talaga sila nakatira, saan sila nag-ma-market, saan sila bumibili. hindi &#x27;yung eye as a tourist but eye as a local in Paris,” she added.</p><p>“Walang KaParis” will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video on March 23 in 240 countries and territories.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2507867" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

For 'Walang KaParis' director Sigrid Bernardo it was not an easy road to finish the new film led by Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez.