Muse (2017 film)

2017 Spanish film

Muse

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Jaume Balagueró
Screenplay by|

* Jaume Balagueró
* Fernando Navarro

Based on| The Lady Number Thirteen
by José Carlos Somoza
Produced by|

* Julio Fernández
* Carlos Fernández
* Laura Fernández
* Brendan McCarthy
* Jean-Yves Roubin
* Manuel Chiche[1]

Starring|

* Elliot Cowan
* Franka Potente
* Ana Ularu
* Joanne Whalley
* Christopher Lloyd
* Leonor Watling

Cinematography| Pablo Rosso
Edited by| Guillermo de la Cal
Music by| Stephen Rennicks

Production
companies

Castelao Producciones
Amber Entertainment

Distributed by| Filmax

Release dates

* 7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) (Sitges Film Festival)
* 1 December 2017 (2017-12-01) (Spain)

Country| Spain
Language| English

Muse (Spanish: Musa) is a 2017 English-language[2] Spanish supernatural thriller film[3] directed by Jaume Balagueró. The screenplay, written by Balagueró and Fernando Navarro,[3] is based on José Carlos Somoza's 2003 Spanish novel The Lady Number Thirteen. The film stars Elliot Cowan, Franka Potente, Ana Ularu, Joanne Whalley, Christopher Lloyd and Leonor Watling. It was released in Spain on 1 December 2017.[4]

## Synopsis

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Samuel Solomon, a literature professor, experiences a recurring nightmare ever since the death of his girlfriend, in which a woman is brutally murdered. When the same woman in his dreams is found dead in reality, Solomon seeks an explanation. Rachel, a woman who claims to have also dreamed of the murder, helps Solomon in discovering the identity of the mysterious woman.

## Cast

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* Elliot Cowan as Samuel Solomon[5][6]
* Franka Potente as Susan[5][6]
* Ana Ularu as Rachel[5][6]
* Joanne Whalley as Jacqueline[5][6]
* Christopher Lloyd as Rauschen[5][6]
* Leonor Watling as Lidia[5][6]
* Manuela Vellés as Beatriz[5][6]

## Production

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In late October 2014, it was announced that Balagueró came on board to direct the film.[3] An adaptation of José Carlos Somoza's novel The Lady Number Thirteen,[7] Muse is the third English-language film he directed following the 2002 film Darkness[3] and the 2005 film Fragile. Of the project, Balagueró said:

> This is just the kind of story that has always fascinated me, as a movie-goer and as a director. The combination of the supernatural, seduction, macabre rituals and love is an explosive one and has all the elements required to make a truly terrifying movie.[3]

Principal photography began in December 2016,[7] shot on location in Belgium, the Republic of Ireland and Spain.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Hopewell, John (4 November 2016). "AFM: Elliot Cowan, Ana Ularu, Franka Potente Set for Jaume Balaguero's English-Language Muse (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
2. ^ Turek, Ryan (31 October 2014). "Jaume Balaguero to Direct English-Language Muse". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
3. ^ a b c d e Hopewell, John (30 October 2014). "AFM: Jaume Balagueró To Direct Filmax's Muse (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
4. ^ "'[REC]' Director's Muse Releasing in Spain". Bloody Disgusting. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
5. ^ a b c d e f g "IFB-funded films, Muse and The Lodgers, release posters ahead of Cannes Film Festival". Irish Film Board. 16 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
6. ^ a b c d e f g "Musa" (in Spanish). Filmax. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
7. ^ a b Hamman, Cody (23 December 2016). "Filming has begun on Jaume Balaguero's supernatural thriller Muse". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
8. ^ Barton, Steve (21 February 2017). "Jaume Balagueró's Muse: Go Behind the Scenes". Dread Central. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

## External links

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* Official website
* Muse at IMDb

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Films directed by Jaume Balagueró

* Alícia (1994)
* Días sin luz (1995)
* The Nameless (1999)
* Darkness (2002)
* OT: la película (2002)
* Fragile (2005)
* REC (2007)
* Rec 2 (2009)
* Fear (2010)
* Sleep Tight (2011)
* Rec 4: Apocalypse (2014)
* Muse (2017)
* The Vault (2021)
* Venus (2022)

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