- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
El hotel Formentor nació hace 90 años en la cabeza de un soñador, Adan Diehl, al contemplar una pintura de su amigo Anglada Camarasa. Se construyó con el propósito de acoger a poetas y artistas en un bello y agreste rincón de Mallorca, la península de Formentor, cuando aún no llegaban las carreteras, la electricidad ni había teléfono. Rodeado de pinos, con el Mediterráneo a sus pies, ha resistido a crisis, abandonos y embates del turismo masivo. Sus sucesivos dueños, la familia Buadas y actualmente la familia Barceló, han heredado y mantenido la vocación cultural de Adan Diehl que inspiró su fundación. Sus luminosas terrazas recibieron en 1960 un encuentro internacional de escritores, naciendo así uno de los galardones literarios más prestigiosos del mundo, el Premio Formentor. Lugar de inspiración y de reposo, sede de cumbres históricas, refugio de estrellas de cine y magnates, ha sido punto de encuentro de los personajes más relevantes del siglo XX: Audrey Hepburn, Charles Chaplin, Dalai Lama, Winston Churchill, Grace Kelly, Rainiero de Mónaco... pero sobre todo de escritores como Camilo José Cela, Carlos Barral o Mario Vargas Llosa, quien escribió mientras estaba alojado en el hotel una de sus novelas más recordadas, mientras que en sus deliciosos jardines han dado grandes conciertos Lang-Lang, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim, Ainhoa Arteta, Anna Netrebko, María Joao Pires o Gustavo Dudamel. Una vida llena de aventuras, de la que han sido testigos empleados y clientes. Entre todos han escrito la leyenda de este mítico hotel.
FORMENTOR – A SEA OF WORDS is a commissioned documentary by the Barceló Hotel Group about possibly his most charismatic and most historic hotel: The Formentor Hotel in Mallorca, known as the “Hotel of the stars”.
Located in one of the most important areas of the island, facing the idyllic Formentor Beach, is a glorification of culture and respect for the environment. A hub for artists and the destination of great personalities of the 20th century who came in search of inspiration: Audrey Hepburn, Dalai Lama, Winston Churchill, Grace Kelly and Rainier of Monaco... and especially writers such as the winner of the novel award Mario Vargas Llosa, who wrote one of his most remembered books at the hotel.
Its origin dates back to the 20s, when Argentinian Adan Diehl, avant-garde cult visionary, nature and art lover, was captivated by the poems in which Miquel Costa y Llobera professed their love for Formentor. Having decided to respect nature and encourage art, he purchased a large area of Formentor and moved there with his wife. In 1929, Hotel Formentor became a reality. Writers, painters and musicians visited from all over the world. Years later, the Boadas family took the baton from Diehl and consolidated the hotel´s philosophy of being a shelter for creative minds and a forum for debates and reflections. And nowadays it’s the Barceló Group that manages the hotel.
Our documentary portrays the 90-year history of the hotel, and its special relationship with culture, led by great figures of culture in love with the hotel, such as the pianist Lang Lang, the orchestra director Gustavo Dudamel, the actress and singer Jane Birkin, the soprano Ainhoa Arteta or the famous writers Mario Vargas Llosa, Roberto Calasso and Annie Ernaux among others.
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Directed by | José Luis López-Linares | |
Production | Juan Gordon | |
Production | Rodrigo Espinel | |
Executive Production | Pilar Benito | |
Line Production | Cristina Moñívar Martínez | |
Line Production | Pilar Barbat | |
Screenplay | Cristina Otero | |
Screenplay | José Luis López-Linares | |
Screenplay | Luis Acebes | |
Cinematography | José Luis López-Linares | |
Film Editing | Pablo B. Guzmán | |
Sound | Juan Carlos Cid | |
Post-Production Supervisor | Elena Alcolea | |
Camera Operators | Andrés Recio Illán | |
Research | Lucía Garau |
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Tag | Information |
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Film Formats | 16/9 - Color - 5.1 |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 10/1/2019 |
Ending shooting date | 12/20/2019 |
Locations | Spain - Islas Baleares - Palma de Mallorca - FORMENTOR (Days: 10) |
Locations | Spain - Madrid - Madrid - MADRID (Days: 2) |
Locations | Spain - Barcelona - Barcelona - BARCELONA (Days: 1) |
Locations | Argentina - BUENOS AIRES (Days: 1) |
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- DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES & INFO


- Additional Information
Datos de Morena Films (Agosto 2023) / Morena Films info (August 2023):
2020 - Atlántida Film Fest de Mallorca, España (estreno mundial)
2020 - Festival de Santander, España
2020 - Festival de Lleida, España
2020 - Festival de Begur, España
2021 - Terres Travel Festival, España - Premio mejor documental "History and Heritage"
2023 - Antalya Internacional Tourism Film Festival, Turquía - Premio mejor documental
- Comments
Con la participación de / With of participation of: Felipe Aguirre, Ainhoa Arteta, Graham Ayres, Mªelena Babino, Basilio Baltasar, Gabriel Barceló, Simón Pedro Barceló, Bernat Bauça, Jane Birkin, Margrit Boehling, Cristóbal Borrás, Francisco Borrás, Marta Buadas, Miguel Buadas, Roberto Calasso, Kevin Cerdá, Toni Cerdá, Bernat Cifre Fortez, Alfonso Cortina, Félix De Azúa, Gustavo Dudamel, Annie Ernaux, Félix Ferrer Rotger, William Graves, Jorge Herralde, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Vicente Jerez, Isabel Jiménez, Lang Lang, Francisca Lladó Pol, José Carlos Llop, Alberto Manguel, Antonio Mercer, Sara Mesa, Ignacio Osorio, Tomeu Palau, Ignacio Peyró, María Joao Pires, Silvia Pizarro, Edurne Portela, Maite Pradera, Carme Riera, Pere Salas, Jacobo San Nicolás, Marta Sanz, Gabriel Solivellas, Mario Vargas Llosa, Ida Vitale.