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  • 2016
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2016
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary A university professor teaches a class on muses in art and literature as a means of romancing his female students in this new film from Jose Luis Guerín, director of the widely heralded In the City of Sylvia. Part relationship drama, part intellectual discourse, the film centers on a philology professor — played by actual philology profe...

Directed By: José Luis Guerín

Written By: José Luis Guerín

  • 2016
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2016
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 32 m

The Academy of Muses

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Summary A university professor teaches a class on muses in art and literature as a means of romancing his female students in this new film from Jose Luis Guerín, director of the widely heralded In the City of Sylvia. Part relationship drama, part intellectual discourse, the film centers on a philology professor — played by actual philology profe...

Directed By: José Luis Guerín

Written By: José Luis Guerín

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100
Aug 30, 2016
The Academy of Muses draws viewers in and forces them to take sides along with Pinto’s skeptical apprentices. By its end, the movie has transcended the boundaries of the classroom to become an educational experience in more ways than one.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
90
Aug 30, 2016
In effect, [Guerín] seems to be making Pinto's case — the intellectual necessity of passion and Muse-force, in order to compel men toward Art — while utterly enjoying the messy, unpredictable, real-world tumult the women make of it.
By Michael Atkinson FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 30, 2016
A low-fi but beguiling mixture of intellectual discourse and emotional rollercoaster from Spanish maestro José Luis Guerin.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 1, 2016
While eavesdropping on these academics, you may be captivated by their exchanges while frustrated by their stasis while curious about their lives. Indeed, there are several ways to look at these scenes. But all you really have to do is listen.
By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW
63
Aug 26, 2016
It's a shame that the José Luis Guerín film's verbal qualities far outpace its formal attributes.
By Carson Lund FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Films de Orfeo, Los
Release Date Sep 2, 2016
Duration 1 h 32 m
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Website http://mermaidfilms.co.jp/muse/
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Awards

Tromsø International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards)
• 2 Nominations
Seville European Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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