The Academy of Muses

FRENCH POSTER ACADEMIE

The Academy of Muses / L’Accademia delle Muse / L’Académie des Muses

A film by Jose Luis Guerin

Spain / 92′ min

On returning from class, a teacher is questioned by his wife, who distrusts his pedagogic project: an “Academy of the Muses” inspired by classical references, which is supposed to contribute to regenerating the world through poetry.The controversial project triggers a series of situations dominated by words and desire.

Cast Raffaele Pinto, Emanuela Forgetta, Rosa Delor Muns, Mireia Iniesta Patricia Gil, Carolina Llacher Juan Rubiño, Giulia Fedrigo Giovanni Masia, Gavino Arca and the students of Faculty of Philology, University of Barcelona.

Direction and editing José Luis Guerin / Assistants Haliam Pérez, Alberto Dian / Sound Amanda Villavieja / Sound editing Marisol Nievas / Sound Mix Jordi Monrós / Post production Núria Esquerra / Color Federico Delpero Bejar / Translations Nuria Rodríguez, Mathilde Brodu, Marie-Pierre Duhamel

Production P.C. Guerin & Orfeo Films

Contact & Sales  Perspective Films – Gaëlle Jones – contact@perspectivefilms.fr

Press  Anyways – Florence Alexandre – florence@anyways.fr

Distribution in Spain P.C. Guerin & Orfeo Films / Distribution in France Zeugma Films / Distribution in Portugal Leopardo Filmes / Distribution in Brazil Supo Mungam Films / Distribution in Austria Statkino Wien / Distribution in US & Canada Grasshopper Film / Distribution in Argentina & Bolivia Yaneramai Films / Distribution in Colombia Festival de Cine Colombiano de Barcelona: La Diáspora

 

Festivals

  • World premiere at Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland – August 2015
  • Giraldillo de oro at the Cine Europeo Festival in Seville, Spain – November 2015
  • Prix Don Quijote Prize at the Tromso International Film Festival, Norway – January 2016
  • Best Director Prize at the Internacional Festival of Cinema of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia – March 2016
  • Seville Best Film Prize at Cine Latino Festival in Germany – April 2016
  • EuroCine Festival, La Paz, Ecuador – September/October 2016
  • Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia – July/August 2016
  • DokuFest, Kosovo – August 2016
  • Novos Cinemas, Pontevedra, Spain – July 2016
  • Medellín MIFF, Colombia – June 2016
  • Kino Otok, Isola, Slovenia – June 2016
  • Seattle International Film Festival, USA – May/June 2016
  • Skjaldborg, Island – May 2016
  • 13 Docs Against Gravity, Wroclaw, Poland – May 2016
  • Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea – April/May 2016
  • Muestra de Cine Internacional de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – April 2016
  • BAFICI, Buenos Aires, Argentina – April 2016
  • Art of the real Festival, New York, USA – April 2016
  • Festival of Spanish Cinema, Nantes, France – March/April 2016
  • FICUNAM, Mexico – February /March 2016
  • Festival de Cine Universidad Católica, Santiago de Chile, Chile – January/Februry 2016
  • Festival Actual 2016, Logroño, Spain – January 2016
  • Rotterdam International Film Festival, Holland – January/February 2016
  • Human Rights Film Festival, Zagreb, Croatia – December 2015
  • Porto / Post / Doc, Porto, Portugal – December 2015
  • TransCinema Festival, Lima, Peru – December 2015
  • Muestra de Cine Europeo de Lanzarote, Spain – November/December 2015
  • Entrevues Belfort, France – November/December 2015
  • Torino film festival, Italy – November 2015
  • Cineuropa, Santiago de Compostella, Spain – November 2015
  • Alternativa, Barcelona, Spain – November 2015
  • Filmer à tout prix, Brussels, Belgium – November 2015
  • CPH DOX Copenhagen, Denmark – November 2015
  • Janela Internacional de cinema do Recife, Brazil – November 2015
  • Mar del Plata International Festival, Argentina – November 2015
  • Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival, Portugal – November 2015
  • Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan – October 2015
  • Belo Horizonte/Sao Paulo Indie Festival, Brazil – October 2015
  • Festival Do Rio, Brazil – October 2015
  • Haifa International Film Festival, Israel – September 2015