Ikaw Ay Akin is a 1978 Filipinoromanticdrama film directed by Ishmael Bernal from a story he wrote with Jose N. Carreon, who in turn made into a screenplay. The film tells a story about a man's guilt over his affair with another woman that hurt the feelings of his long time girlfriend.
Produced by Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions, the film also became famous for the experimental long shot scene of the reunion between Sandra and Tere, with the two confronting each other using only their eyes.[6] It has since been known for popularizing the term "mata-mata (eye to eye) acting."[7]
Ikaw Ay Akin has been digitally restored and remastered by the ABS-CBN Film Archives through the facilities of Central Digital Lab in Makati City, Metro Manila.[7]
The life of Rex Aguilar, a young man who is a business professional and a sky-diving enthusiast, goes into a state of guilt when he got involved in a love triangle with two women. The first one is Tere, a horticulturist who is his lover for five years while the other one is Sandra, an art designer whom he met in a business meeting.
The restored version was premiered on November 14, 2015, as part of the 2015 Cinema One Originals. The premiere was attended by the family of Ishmael Bernal; film screenwriter Jose Carreon; Mon Confiado (representing his late father), actor Junjun Quintana; one of the film's cast members Evelyn Vargas-Knaebel; former actress Cecille Castillo; vice head of the National Committee on Cinema, Teddy Co; Ricky Orellana, head of Mowelfund Audiovisual Archives; writers Mario A. Hernando and Raquel Villavicencio; and director Joyce Bernal. Myx VJ, Ai dela Cruz hosted the premiere event.[8][5]
The restored version also received a free-to-air television premiere on ABS-CBN and its high-definition service on February 4, 2018, as a feature presentation for its Sunday late-night program, Sunday's Best.[7] According to AGB Nielsen statistics, the showing received a nationwide rating of 1.1%, losing to GMA Network's showing of The Hangover: Part III, which received a nationwide rating of 2.4%.[9]
