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Feature film by Miguel Ángel Calvo Buttini that, based on fiction and documentary, vindicates one of the great personalities of Spanish literature, Emilia Pardo Bazán, a staunch defender of women's rights at one time, the end of the 19th century. and the beginning of the 20th century, not at all permeable to gender equality. "Emilia", a film produced by Salto de Eje PC and Twin Freaks Studio and distributed by Barton Films, competes in the Doc. Spain Section of the 67 Valladolid International Film Week
"Emilia", a feature film that combines fiction and documentary, directed by Miguel Ángel Calvo Buttini and produced by Salto de Eje PC and Twin Freaks Studio, with associated production by Teatro del Barrio and distribution by Barton Films, competes in the DOC section. Spain of the Valladolid International Film Week, whose 67th edition is being held from October 22 to 29. The fiction is based on the monologue of the same name by Noelia Adánez and Anna R. Costa, which has been performed with great success at the Teatro del Barrio in Madrid since 2016 and for which its protagonist, also in the feature film, Pilar Gómez, won the Max Prize for Performing Arts for Best Female Performance. Pilar Gómez has also won two awards from the Actors' Union: Best Supporting Film Actress for "Tarde para la ira" (2016) and Best Supporting Theater Actress for "When it stops raining" (2015), and was nominated for Best New Actress at the Goya Awards for "Adiós" (2018), directed by Paco Cabezas. The documentary part combines numerous archive material and a variety of locations that recall the life of Emilia Pardo Bazán in Galicia, Madrid, Murcia and Paris, and her work, with interviews with personalities such as the writer Marta Sanz; Marilar Aleixandre, academic of the Royal Galician Academy and National Narrative Award 2022 for "As malas mulleres"; María Gómez, chef of the Magoga Restaurant, with a Michelin Star; Nerea Aresti, expert in gender theory; Xúlia Santiso, curator in charge at Casa-Museo Emilia Pardo Bazán; Inés Fernández Ordóñez, academic from the RAE; Eva Acosta, biographer of Emilia Pardo Bazán; María Teresa Marín, director of the Salzillo Museum; and Pedro López Arriba, from the cultural institution Ateneo Madrid. Emilia Pardo Bazán, one of the most eminent writers of Spanish literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries, is at the Royal Spanish Academy in front of the academics who do not allow her to belong to the institution, and she tries to convince them otherwise. excuse for this fictitious speech, the character is transcended to meet Emilia, a distinguished writer, but above all a woman fighter for the freedoms in which she believed, a firm defender of women's rights in a difficult time."Emilia", in the with the participation of the Madrid City Council, TeleMadrid, the Community of Murcia and La Charito Films, with financing from CREA SGR, is the fifth feature film by Miguel Ángel Calvo Buttini, who in 2020 premiered the documentary "El Siglo de Galdós" to a very good reception. currently on the Filmin platform and which went through the Malaga Festival and the "Essentials" program on RTVE's La 2. The works of Miguel Ángel Calvo Buttini have always been premiered all over the world, cont I walk with different awards, participation in international festivals and recognitions. He has also directed advertising works, which have received several honorable mentions. The production of "Emilia" has coincided with the centenary of the death of Emilia Pardo Bazán, so this film joins the commemorative events on the life and work of a woman who stood out for her liberal character and advanced her to the her time. "Emilia" will be screened at the Broadway Cinemas in Valladolid on Thursday, October 27 at 5:00 p.m. and on Friday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m. After her participation in the SEMINCI, "Emilia" will close the 22nd edition of the Ópera Prima Ciudad de Tudela Film Festival on November 5 and will premiere on November 11 in the best cinemas in Spain. Download press materials More information
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