"The Island of the Wind" at the Mar del Plata Festival in Buenos Aires
The film “The Island of the Wind”, initially titled “Unamuno in Fuerteventura” and partially shot last year in Salamanca, premieres today at the Mar del Plata Festival in Buenos Aires. The work stars José Luis Gómez and is directed by Manuel Menchón.
The script came to light in 2009, and after various financing and casting efforts, the teaser was shot at the Unamuno House Museum facilities in 2011. In 2014, filming began in Fuerteventura, Cádiz, and Salamanca. The story starts with the incident between Miguel de Unamuno and Millán Astray, after which the philosopher suffers exile in Fuerteventura.
The University Auditorium (Paraninfo), the School Courtyard (Patio de Escuelas), the Roman Bridge (Puente Romano), Compañía Street (Calle Compañía), Calderón de la Barca Street (Calle Calderón de la Barca), and Anaya Square (Plaza Anaya) are part of the story; additionally, the producers had extras and a technical team from the city.
The City Council, through the Salamanca Film Commission, and the University of Salamanca collaborated during the filming phase in transforming the spaces where the film was shot, returning them to 1936 through set dressing of rooms, filming permits, removal of street furniture, street closures, transformation of lighting, and replacement of anachronistic elements; involving different departments such as Tourism, Local Police, Lighting, and Environment.
José Luis Gómez has developed a large part of his career in theater and has accumulated numerous merits in the academic field (member of the Royal Spanish Academy, Doctor Honoris Causa by Complutense University, Director of the Teatro Español, Director of the Teatro de la Abadía, Director of the Teatro Español…) and in performance (Alcalá City Arts and Letters Award, Huelva City Award, Madrid Community Culture Award, Gold Medal for Fine Arts from the Ministry of Culture, Gold Medal from the Círculo de Bellas Artes…).
Manuel Menchón has developed his career in the world of advertising and has made spots for: AENA, Madrid 2012 Olympic Bid, IBERIA, RENFE, Adolfo Domínguez… his latest work, the documentary Malta Radio, has the peculiarity of being the first audiovisual work made in Spain to incorporate images collected with mobile phones.
Producers Rafael Álvarez and Nacho Monje are regular collaborators of the Salamanca Film Commission and of Salamanca-based filmmakers such as Isabel de O´Campo, Gabriel Velázquez, or Carlos Therón, for whom they produced their work “Impávido” (short film and feature film).
The script came to light in 2009, and after various financing and casting efforts, the teaser was shot at the Unamuno House Museum facilities in 2011. In 2014, filming began in Fuerteventura, Cádiz, and Salamanca. The story starts with the incident between Miguel de Unamuno and Millán Astray, after which the philosopher suffers exile in Fuerteventura.
The University Auditorium (Paraninfo), the School Courtyard (Patio de Escuelas), the Roman Bridge (Puente Romano), Compañía Street (Calle Compañía), Calderón de la Barca Street (Calle Calderón de la Barca), and Anaya Square (Plaza Anaya) are part of the story; additionally, the producers had extras and a technical team from the city.
The City Council, through the Salamanca Film Commission, and the University of Salamanca collaborated during the filming phase in transforming the spaces where the film was shot, returning them to 1936 through set dressing of rooms, filming permits, removal of street furniture, street closures, transformation of lighting, and replacement of anachronistic elements; involving different departments such as Tourism, Local Police, Lighting, and Environment.
José Luis Gómez has developed a large part of his career in theater and has accumulated numerous merits in the academic field (member of the Royal Spanish Academy, Doctor Honoris Causa by Complutense University, Director of the Teatro Español, Director of the Teatro de la Abadía, Director of the Teatro Español…) and in performance (Alcalá City Arts and Letters Award, Huelva City Award, Madrid Community Culture Award, Gold Medal for Fine Arts from the Ministry of Culture, Gold Medal from the Círculo de Bellas Artes…).
Manuel Menchón has developed his career in the world of advertising and has made spots for: AENA, Madrid 2012 Olympic Bid, IBERIA, RENFE, Adolfo Domínguez… his latest work, the documentary Malta Radio, has the peculiarity of being the first audiovisual work made in Spain to incorporate images collected with mobile phones.
Producers Rafael Álvarez and Nacho Monje are regular collaborators of the Salamanca Film Commission and of Salamanca-based filmmakers such as Isabel de O´Campo, Gabriel Velázquez, or Carlos Therón, for whom they produced their work “Impávido” (short film and feature film).