The Academy of Muses (Spanish: La academia de las musas) is a 2015 Spanish film directed, written, edited, and lensed by José Luis Guerín blending documentary and comedy elements.
| The Academy of Muses | |
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| Spanish | La academia de las musas |
| Directed by | José Luis Guerín |
| Written by | José Luis Guerín |
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| Cinematography | José Luis Guerín |
| Edited by | José Luis Guerín |
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| Country | Spain |
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Plot
editThe plot follows an ethically dubious Italian professor of literature at the University of Barcelona and the interactions with his female students.[1][2][3]
Cast
editProduction
editThe film is a Guerín PC and Los Films de Orfeo production.[5] It was shot with a non-professional cast of actors, featuring dialogue in Catalan, Italian, Spanish, and Sard.[4][5]
Release
editThe film made its world premiere in August 2015 at the 68th Locarno Film Festival.[3] It also screened at the Seville European Film Festival in November 2015.[6] It was theatrically released in Spain on 1 January 2006.
Reception
editEric Kohn of IndieWire gave the film an 'A' grade, deeming it to be "a fascinating look at the antics of an ethically dubious professor that defies easy categorization".[3]
Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, praising "the (sheer) amount of things it tells us in its apparent simplicity".[7]
Javier Ocaña of El País considered it to be a "fascinating cinematographic experiment".[2]
Gaspar Zimerman of Clarín rated it as "good" while warning that "patience is required for the film".[1]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | 12th Seville European Film Festival | Golden Giraldillo | Won | [8] | |
| 2016 | 2nd Fénix Awards | Best Screenplay | José Luis Guerín | Nominated | [9][10] |
| Best Editing | José Luis Guerín | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | 66th Silver Condor Awards | Best Ibero-American Film | Nominated | [11][12] | |
See also
editAccolades
edit- ^ a b Zimerman, Gaspar (22 March 2017). "Crítica: Buena "La academia de las musas": La clase del seductor". Clarín.
- ^ a b Ocaña, Javier (30 December 2015). "Teoría (y práctica) del amor". El País.
- ^ a b c Kohn, Eric (9 August 2015). "Locarno Review: Romantic Comedy or Philosophical Debate? Jose Luis Guerin's 'The Academy of Muses' is Both". indiewire.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lombardo, Manuel J. (10 January 2016). "Elogio de la duda".
- ^ a b "'La academia de las musas' – estreno en cines 1 de enero". Audiovisual451. 28 December 2015.
- ^ Bulnes, Amalia (12 November 2015). "José Luis Guerín hace del cine poesía con 'La academia de las musas'". eldiario.es.
- ^ Vall, Pere (22 December 2015). "La academia de las musas. Para viajeros de la ficción y la realidad". Fotogramas.
- ^ "'La academia de las musas', de Guerín, gana el Giraldillo de Oro". Europa Press. 14 November 2015.
- ^ Valero, Carla (25 November 2016). "Conoce a los nominados a los Premios Fénix 2016 (+ Video)". eonline.
- ^ "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Fénix 2016". Milenio. 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Premios al cine argentino. Cóndor de Plata: todos los nominados". Clarín. 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Cóndor de Plata 2018: todos los ganadores". La Nación. 14 August 2018.