We learn very little about the women whose lives were ruined too. What about their stories — the constant pandering that meant you had to sit there meekly or move home?

| Feb 9, 2023

These are human tales of strengths and weaknesses, triumphs and flaws, and they are handled by director Sébastien Lifshitz with great care and sensitivity.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 31, 2023

Lifshitz gives too much screen time to cis relatives, fails to lead his trans subjects toward anything more than broad strokes, and ends up with a film that over-explains basics of transness more than it delivers this history to its own community.

| Sep 25, 2022

Complex and riveting.

| Sep 18, 2022

Watching “Casa Susanna” feels like unearthing a precious treasure, a vital story of resilience and joy that was plucked from the ravages of time before being washed away forever.

| Original Score: A- | Sep 3, 2022