Emilia

'Emilia' is a feature-length documentary based on the homonymous theatre monologue written by Noelia Adánez and Anna R. Costa, which revolves around the figure of Emilia Pardo Bazán. It was starred by actress Pilar Gómez at Teatro del Barrio in Madrid since 2016, achieving great success since. Gómez steps in front of the camera in the documentary to re-interpret the distinguished writer.

This is Miguel Ángel Calvo Buttini's fifth film as director ('El siglo de Galdós', 'Desde el bosque se espesa'). He follows in the footsteps of the unclassifiable Emilia Pardo Bazán, author of 'Los pazos de Ulloa', who was a professor, lecturer, journalist, writer, essayist and feminist.

Emilia arrives at the Royal Spanish Academy to question why she cannot belong to it. Beyond the character, the documentary reviews the key moments of Pardo Bazán's life and her important work.

'Emilia' features exterior and interior locations in Madrid, Galicia and Murcia that recall the novelist's life, as well as archival materials and interviews with personalities such as Fernández Ordóñez, Eva Acosta, Marta Sanz, Xulia Santiso, Marilar Ailexandre, Michelin Star chef María Gómez, Nerea Aresti, the president of the Ateneo and the director of the Salzillo Museum.

• Documentary
• Drama