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The Academy of Muses
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Wikipedia article
'The Academy of Muses' is a 2015 Spanish film directed, written, edited, and lensed by Jos Luis Guern blending documentary and comedy elements.
Plot
The plot follows an ethically dubious Italian professor of literature at the University of Barcelona and the interactions with his female students.
Cast
Production
The film is a Guern PC and Los Films de Orfeo production. It was shot with a non-professional cast of actors, featuring dialogue in Catalan, Italian, Spanish, and Sard.
Release
The film made its world premiere in August 2015 at the 68th Locarno Film Festival. It also screened at the Seville European Film Festival in November 2015. It was theatrically released in Spain on 1 January 2006.
Reception
Eric 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".
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".
Javier Ocaa of 'El Pas' considered it to be a "fascinating cinematographic experiment".
Gaspar Zimerman of 'Clarn' rated it as "good" while warning that "patience is required for the film".
Accolades
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| align = "center" | 2015 || 12th Seville European Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Golden Giraldillo || ||
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| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2016 || rowspan = "2" | 2nd Fnix Awards || Best Screenplay || Jos Luis Guern || || rowspan = "2" |
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| Best Editing || Jos Luis Guern ||
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| align = "center" | 2018 || 66th Silver Condor Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Ibero-American Film || ||
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 2016
Accolades
Category:Spanish films
Category:Films set in Barcelona
Category:Films directed by Jos Luis Guern
Category:2010s Spanish films
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