Selfish Desires (1984)

A story of an young girl who tries to escape from memories of the past and while doing so she alienates herself from her family. Since she was a little girl, Clarissa has always wanted to get out of the slums that she lives in. She has always been close to her rich god-mother Monina Gardamonte and to Monina's daughter, Therese. Too close in fact that she confides to her god-mother more than to her own mother, Naty and her elder sister, Nancy. Because of her closeness to her god-mother, Clarissa tasted the high life and has always wanted to be a part of it. When she grew up, she became more determined to be a part of high society, and Clarissa takes every opportunity at all cost to achieve her desires.

Released June 28, 1984 120 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.social-climbing, imdb.heart-condition, imdb.wealth, imdb.deception, imdb.faucet, imdb.tape-recorder, imdb.greed + 63 more, imdb.suicide, imdb.downfall, imdb.party, imdb.beach, imdb.social-climber, imdb.nouveau-riche, imdb.inheritance, imdb.premeditated-murder, imdb.murder, imdb.billiards, imdb.car-collection, imdb.abandonment, imdb.mother-daughter-relationship, imdb.left-to-die, imdb.cooking, imdb.breakwater, imdb.lawyer, imdb.adoption, imdb.fashion-designer, imdb.harp, imdb.grief, imdb.mausoleum, imdb.death-by-drowning, imdb.alone, imdb.betrayal, imdb.traitor, imdb.model, imdb.fashion-photographer, imdb.horseback-riding, imdb.date, imdb.aerobics, imdb.ambition, imdb.factory-worker, imdb.debutante, imdb.debut, imdb.stairs, imdb.crush, imdb.introduction, imdb.spoiled-brat, imdb.poverty, imdb.first-person-title, imdb.five-word-title, imdb.power, imdb.problem-child, imdb.church, imdb.zoo, imdb.nanny, imdb.godmother, imdb.swimming-pool, imdb.maid, imdb.baby, imdb.reception, imdb.priest, imdb.baptism, imdb.drowning, imdb.navy, imdb.bridge, imdb.onlooker, imdb.corpse, imdb.dead-body, imdb.river, imdb.death-of-child, imdb.baguio-philippines