Full of strong performances and beautiful cinematography...

| Dec 7, 2022

With the mystery implicit in those who depart from the traditional patterns imposed by a conservative society, the protagonists offer the best they can extract from themselves [full review in Spanish]

| Oct 31, 2021

Even if The Heiresses succumbs to having too much filmmaking restraint, writer/director Marcelo Martinessi shows a fair amount of promise with his feature-film debut.

| Sep 24, 2020

[A] crafty debut feature.

| Mar 11, 2020

With so many delicate moments, the women's performances, from theater actors and many non actors too, all had time to craft their characters.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 3, 2020

Directed with subtlety and a genuine affection for its protagonist, the film unfolds like a gentle dance, hitting notes of joy and regret without heavy-handed dramatics.

| Oct 17, 2019

Marcelo Martinessi's The Heiresses is a quietly powerful fable of hidden desires, long-lost escapades and a really deceptive look into how gender roles are devised in traditional films about older people.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 1, 2019

In telling a personal story The Heiresses, then, is also very much a political tale. It's a terrifically accomplished debut full of humour and deep tenderness...

| Sep 24, 2019

A really well-acted character study.

| Sep 20, 2019

Slow and quiet throughout, like the two lead ladies, there is a kind of fading elegance to it. Rough around the edges, wrinkled, but totally involving.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 24, 2019

The Heiresses is a quiet and spare lesbian drama. It will resonate with anyone who has settled into their ways and suddenly finds themselves having to reinvent their life.

| Aug 20, 2019

Arun gives a wonderful arc to her character as we watch her grow and change in her amazing debut.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 14, 2019

As Chela blossoms, her look changes, the character taking more care, her clothing becoming more youthful. Martinessi's film which began shrouded in shadows, interiors like old museums, suddenly brightens...

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 13, 2019

After 30-some years together, Paraguayan grandes dames Chela and Chiquita have fallen on hard times, a contingency Chela bitterly resents.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 21, 2019

This unshowy camerawork and natural performances make The Heiresses feel realistic.

| Jun 18, 2019

A powerful study of identity and finding yourself in a world turned upside down.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 4, 2019

This subtle, beautifully acted and in many ways remarkable debut is an exciting discovery from an unexpected source.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 24, 2019

Martinessi presents Chela with a naturalness that is even more evident in long takes, silent scenes, and brief daily instants. [Full Review in Spanish]

| May 24, 2019

The results achieved here are all the more remarkable when you learn it is the work of a first-time filmmaker, coaching actors who have spent most of their careers in live theatre.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 24, 2019

A story about losing and finding romance but choosing independence instead, this deeply felt Paraguayan drama shines a light on the nation's fractured identity by crossing numerous generational and class divides.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 24, 2019