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.
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
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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
