LAS HEREDERAS — La Babosa Cine

Team of The Heiresses after the 2018 Berlinale awards ceremony where the film won the Silver Bear 'Alfred Bauer award' and the Silver Bear for 'Best Actress' for Ana Brun.

SYNOPSIS

Chela and Chiquita, both descended from wealthy families in Asunción, Paraguay, have been together as a couple for over 30 years. But recently their financial situation has worsened and they begin selling off their inherited possessions. But when their debts lead to Chiquita being imprisoned on fraud charges, Chela is forced to face a new reality.

Driving for the first time in years, she begins to provide a local taxi service to a group of elderly wealthy ladies.

As Chela settles into her new life, she encounters the much younger Angy, forging a fresh and invigorating new connection. Chela finally begins to break out of her shell and engage with the world, embarking on her own personal, intimate revolution.

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REVIEWS

‘A finely-crafted, beautifully realized debut that exquisitely balances character study with shrewd commentary on class, desire, and the lingering privileges of Paraguay’s elite’ writes Jay Weissberg.

‘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’ writes Patrick Gamble.

‘A hulking old Mercedes becomes both a vestige of lost financial security and a vehicle for emancipation in this quiet drama about a middle-class Paraguayan woman set adrift’ writes David Rooney.

‘Cette première scène traduit d'emblée la finesse d'écriture du réalisateur paraguayen Marcelo Martinessi, dont c'est ici le premier long métrage’ écrit Gregory Coutaut.

‘Probablemente su herencia no sea tanto el dinero y la opulencia, si no las heridas abiertas y no cicatrizadas causadas por el régimen autoritario de Stroessner que en Paraguay aún colea’ escribe Joan Sala.

‘Difícil encontrarle grietas a la propuesta; casi imposible pedirle más’ escribe Víctor Esquirol.

‘Martinessi consigue grandes performances de sus tres protagonistas femeninas’ escribe Diego Lerer.

‘Una película incómoda, provocadora sin golpes bajos, y decididamente fascinante’ escribe Diego Batlle.

‘This female-driven debut has much to say about the class system in Paraguay’ writes Wendy Ide.

‘Belatedness is also part of what makes it so reparative and creative as well, in one of the most beautiful testaments to cinema I’ve seen in a long time.’ writes Billly Stenvenson.

‘Die gesamte Besetzung hat der Regisseur sorgfältig zusammengestellt. Er vereint eine überzeugende Frauenriege bis in die Nebenrollen, die mit einer starken Präsenz aufwartet’ schreibt Teresa Vena.

‘Marcelo Martinessi porträtiert die kolonial geprägte Bourgeoisie Paraguays aus der Perspektive der Frauen – ein überzeugendes Debut’ schreibt Eva-Christina Meier.

‘Con Las herederas, Martinessi si porta al centro di quella società, ad Asunción, in un contesto borghese che per inclinazione tiene le porte selettivamente chiuse alla realtà’ scrive Alessandro Ucceli.

‘Mit seinem Debütfilm zeichnet Marcelo Martinessi ein beeindruckendes Bild von der Oberschicht Paraguays’ schreibt Verena Schmöller.

‘O Marcelo Martinessi κάνει ένα εντυπωσιακό ντεμπούτο στο διαγωνιστικό της Berlinale, παρουσιάζοντας μια βαθιά ανθρώπινη και γήινη ιστορία’ γράφει ο Yannis Patlakas.

‘Drame feutré convoquant une émotion ténue, "Las herederas" réussit, en transparence, une cruelle peinture d'une société où les plus riches semblent n'avoir que peu de contact avec la réalité’ écrit Olivier Bachelard.

‘Il film ambisce – e riesce – a divenire un’allegoria della condizione del paese, della sua ancor traballante democrazia e delle sue precarie condizioni economiche’ scrive Matteo Galli.

‘While they seem to have outlived their best of times, the two privileged women at the center of Paraguayan director Marcelo Martinessi’s compelling debut have definitely reached a worst of times moment’ writes Nicholas Bell.

‘Vai explorando cuidadosamente o seu mundo exterior , ao mesmo tempo que o filme vai aprofundando aos poucos um olhar sobre um estrato social, que na realidade vive em outro tempo e não pensa no futuro’ escreve José Vieira Mendes.

‘Martinessi convierte la puesta en escena en un estado desasosegado del alma. Importa el temblor del precipicio, el vértigo de los silencios. Un bellísimo ejercicio de cine desesperado’ escribe Luís Martínez.

‘Filmen er nydelig spilt av Ana Brun, Margarita Irún og Ava Ivanova i de største rollene, er sikkert og finstemt regissert av Marcelo Matinessi, og forteller en historie om frihet og kjærlighet helt uten kliss og klisjeer’ skriver Birger Vestmo.

‘Lascia un segno forte, accolto da standing ovation, il debutto al concorso della 68. Berlinale del regista e autore paraguaiano Marcelo Martinessi con Las herederas’ scrive Simone Porrovecchio.

‘Amid the sound and fury of a thousand and one ambitious cinematic epics, it’s refreshing to find a film as serene as The Heiresses.’ writes Hannah Woodhead.

‘Tutto senza mai alzare la voce, senza agitare bandiere. Confermando come l’America Latina produca oggi uno dei cinema migliori del mondo’ scrive Luigi Locatelli.

‘El director Marcelo Martinessi logra el escenario perfecto para criticar a una sociedad que claramente se aferra a la división de clase, y a la censura de la mujer’ escribe Carmen Salas Cárdenas.

‘Com a proposta do realizador paraguaio Marcelo Martinessi, Las Herederas, percebe-se um cinema muito seguro e empenhado numa revisão do tecido social local’ escreve Paulo Portugal.

‘In lontananza, il film guarda anche alla cristallizzata, se non ammuffita, piramide sociale, economica e soprattutto politica del Paraguay, lontano da ventate di reale rinnovamento’ scrive Enrico Azzano.

‘The director holds his frames long enough to suggest a still life. Chela’s life, like her art, is frozen.’ writes Baradwaj Rangan.

‘Mit "Las Herederas" ist zum ersten mal ein Film aus Paraguay im Wettbewerb, Martinessi erzählt in dunklen Tönen und leicht verhangenen Bildern die Geschichte von Selbstbefreiung unter veränderten Vorzeichen’ schreibt Thekla Dannenberg.

‘A carefully wrought piece about understanding who you are and what you want in this life, it displays a complete mastery of narrative from director Marcelo Martinessi’ writes Redmond Bacon.

Full team of Las Herederas (The Heiresses) at the 2018 Berlinale.

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Feb 24, 2018

BERLINALE International Film Festival

Feb 24, 2018

SILVER BEAR 'Alfred Bauer award'

SILVER BEAR 'Best Actress award' for Ana Brun

FIPRESCI award to the Best Film in Competition

TEDDY award from the Mannschaft readers jury

GIUSEPPE BECCE Prize - Jury of Independent Critics

Feb 24, 2018

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PLATINO AWARDS

Best ACTRESS - ANA BRUN

Best FIRST FILM

FENIX AWARD

Best DIRECTOR

NETFLIX AWARD

Best FIRST FILM

GRAMADO FILM FESTIVAL

Best FOREIGN FILM

Best ACTRESSES

Best DIRECTOR

FESTIVAL DE LIMA

Best FIRST FILM

Best ACTRESS - ANA BRUN

SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL

SYDNEY Film Prize

TRANSILVANIA FILM FESTIVAL

TRANSILVANIA TROPHY for Best Film

JEONJU FILM FESTIVAL

GRAND PRIZE International Competition

FICCI - CARTAGENA DE INDIAS

Best DIRECTOR

FIPRESCI Award

ALL AWARDS:

SILVER BEAR Alfred Bauer Award + SILVER BEAR Best Actress Award to Ana Brun + FIPRESCI Award for Best FILM of the Official Competition + TEDDY Award for Best FILM by the Manschaft readers jury + GIUSEPPE BECCE Award for Best FILM by the Jury of Independent Critics at the BERLINALE FILM FESTIVAL

Best DIRECTOR + FIPRESCI Award at FICC - CARTAGENA DE INDIAS FILM FESTIVAL - Colombia

GRAND PRIZE for Best FILM at the JEONJU FILM FESTIVAL - South Korea

Best FILM at the PUERTO RICO QUEER FILM FESTIVAL

SUNNY BUNNY Award at the KYEV INTL. FILM FESTIVAL - Ukraine

TRANSILVANIA TROPHY for Best FILM at the TRANSILVANIA FILM FESTIVAL - Romania

Special MENTION at the SEATTLE INTL. FILM FESTIVAL - USA

Best PHOTOGRAPHY for Luis Arteaga at the QUITO LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL - Ecuador

SYDNEY Film Prize at the SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL - Australia

Best FIRST FILM by the Official Jury + Best ACTRESS + Best FILM by APRECI / Local Press Jury + Special MENTION by International Press Jury at the LIMA FILM FESTIVAL - Perú

BEST FILM at SANTANDER INTL. FILM FESTIVAL - Colombia

Best SCRIPT + Best DIRECTOR + Best ACTRESSES for Ana Brun, Margarita Irún & Ana Ivanova + Best LATIN AMERICAN FILM by the Official Jury + Best LATIN AMERICAN FILM by Audience Jury + Best LATIN AMERICAN FILM by Critics Jury at the GRAMADO INT FILM FESTIVAL - Brasil

Best DIRECTOR at SANFIC - SANTIAGO INTL FILM FESTIVAL - Chile

Best FILM at WORLD CINEMA AMSTERDAM - Netherlands

Best PRODUCTION DESING for Carlo Spatuzza at OOSTENDE FILM FESTIVAL - Belgium

LATIN SEBASTIANE Award for Best LGBT FILM at SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL - Spain

BRONZE Star at EL GOUNA FILM FESTIVAL - Egypt

GOLDEN ATHENA Award at ATHENS FILM FESTIVAL - Greece

Best FILM - GRAND PAOA Award at VIÑA DEL MAR FILM FESTIVAL - Chile

SILVER GATEWAY Award at MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL - India

NETFLIX AWARD for BEST FIRST FILM

FENIX AWARD for BEST DIRECTOR

BEST FILM at LESGAI Madrid - Spain

JURY AWARD at HUELVA IBERO AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL - Spain

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR for ANA BRUN and MARCELO MARTINESSI at Paraguayan Film Academy Awards ‘Carlos Saguier’

LANDMARK OF PARAGUAYAN CINEMA at Paraguayan Film Academy Awards

SPECIAL MENTION by Critics Jury at REC TARRAGONA INTL FILM FESTIVAL - Spain

BEST FILM + BEST SCRIPT + BEST DIRECTOR + BEST ACTRESSES for Ana Brun & Margarita Irún at OUTFEST FILM FESTIVAL - Dominican Republic

BEST IBEROAMERICAN FILM at GRABA MENDOZA - Argentina

BEST FIRST FILM + BEST ACTRESS for ANA BRUN at the Platino Awards - Iberoamerican yearly film awards.

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BERLINALE 2018

Main cast with director and producers

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USA REVIEWS

THE NEW YORK TIMES

‘A Surprising Drama of Status and Sexuality’ writes AO Scott for The New York Times

ROGER EBERT

‘Underneath the film's quiet is a heaving ocean of longing, restlessness, melancholy’ writes Sheila O’Malley for Roger Ebert.

LOS ANGELES TIMES

‘A perceptive study of class, sexuality and personal awakening’ writes Justing Chang for The Los Angeles Times

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

‘Finely crafted, beautifully realized debut by Marcelo Martinessi feels so organic and personal’ writes Jay Weissberg

WASHINGTON BLADE

‘Perhaps most importantly, Martinessi and his cast and crew deserve great praise for making a quietly revolutionary movie’ writes Brian T. Carney for Washington Blade

CRITERION CAST

‘A truly astounding piece of work’ writes Joshua Brunsting for Criterion Cast

UK REVIEWS

TIME OUT

‘It’s an assured future debut and it isn't too much of a stretch to see Chela's late flowering as analogous to Paraguay's bright future on the screen’ writes David Hughes.

SIGHT & SOUND

‘Paraguayan director Marcelo Martinessi strikes an exquisitely melancholic note with his female-centric debut feature, starring an impressive Ana Brun as a woman facing a disturbingly uncertain future’ writes Maria Delgado

THE OBSERVER

‘The stars of the movie are two wealthy women, the heiresses Chela and Chiquita, superbly played by Paraguayan stage actors Ana Brun and Margarita Irun, who almost incredibly are making their screen debut’ writes Peter Bradshaw.

THE HERALD SCOTLAND

‘Slow-moving, poised, encouragingly humane and entirely female-led, it’s almost Bergman-esque in its portrayal of the big little things that affect and direct every long-term relationship’ writes Barry Didcock.

THE GUARDIAN

‘A superb first feature from Marcelo Martinessi, this entirely female-driven story is full of gentle wit and playful observations on the crumbling upper echelons of Paraguayan society’ writes Wendy Ide.

FINANCIAL TIMES

‘The Heiresses is a tickling, near-perfect tragicomedy from Paraguay. The nuances are so fine you could slip them between adjacent atoms’ writes Nigel Andrews.

THE TIMES

‘This is definitely the best film about an ageing Paraguayan lesbian couple you’ll see this year. It’s also one of the best films of any sort you’ll see’ writes Ed Potton.

RESEÑAS

TICIO ESCOBAR para ULTIMA HORA

‘Instala una tragedia modesta, imperceptible casi. Va enclaustrando la mirada que, a falta de horizontes claros, se vuelve sobre sí, vidriosa, ausente, brillante.’

MARLENE SAUTU para REVISTA VOS

‘Nadie se había animado a abrir la puerta de una nueva perspectiva tan intimista y sofisticada, tan valiente y visionaria, tan poética y envolvente, tan luminosa y llena de sombras, como es el caso de Las Herederas’

EMMANUEL BAEZ para CINEFILOZ

‘Con Las Herederas, el cine paraguayo también atraviesa un nuevo umbral que eleva el estándar para un tipo de cine mucho más reflexivo e introspectivo que no da lugar a excusas y que reafirma la agudeza de un artista al cual espero seguir viendo trabajar durante mucho tiempo’

ALE MENDOZA para LETTERBOXD

‘Tan humana y universal, tan relacionable y real, una íntima historia sobre el amor, el desamor y EL CAMBIO para bien o para mal. Marcelo Martinessi nos presenta una sólida historia con su ópera prima y da un aliento gigante de esperanza al cine paraguayo.’

ALEX VAZQUEZ para UNA PELÍCULA, UNA ESCENA

‘Relatada con una sutileza y elegancia visual incomparable, la utilización del fuera de campo se convierte en un recurso narrativo poético y estético que indaga con mayor profundidad la complejidad de las relaciones de los personajes.'

GUILLE ORTIZ para SMASH

‘Desde las penumbras de nuestra sociedad, nace indudablemente la joya más brillante del cine Paraguayo’

FERNANDO FERREIRA para LA MANIJA

‘Historias que despiertan de sus propias ruinas para dejar atrás el pasado y volver a sentir esos impulsos vitales que no deben ser negados y que se encuentran dispersos en la simple casualidad de la vida. Una obra imprescindible.’

AIZAR ARAR para DIARIO HOY

‘Las Herederas es un herencia de esperanza para la libertad, para el amor, para la tolerancia y para el arte, que con sencillez y delicadeza invita a mirar por encima del “muro” que heredamos, cimentado por nuestros antepasados y consolidado por la tiranía.’

JULIO DE TORRES para el CULTURAL de ABC COLOR

‘A partir de ahora es necesario centrarse en Las herederas no solo como hecho artístico-cultural sino como fenómeno de fuerte impacto social.’

CHRISTIAN ROJAS para THE STREAMING

‘La película trata sobre la libertad. Sobre la búsqueda de realización personal que deriva en esa libertad. Así de amplio y abstracto como suena.’

SERGIO FERREIRA para ABC COLOR

‘El esperado largometraje de Marcelo Martinessi es un canto a la libertad y al amor. Un retrato de una clase media alta decadente, al más puro estilo de las novelas de Gabriel Casaccia’

JORGE CORONEL para ABC COLOR

‘Un gran aporte a la filmografía latinoamericana y verdadero poema a la libertad.’

JUAN MANUEL SALINAS para EPA

‘No hay discursos explícitos, todo es sutil, desde la forma en que la historia lanza su mensaje libertario a la manera cómo retrata la sexualidad de los personajes.’

SERGIO NOE para ULTIMA HORA

‘Drama humano expuesto en clave poética’

Desayunos Horizontes ''LAS HEREDERAS'' - San Sebastián 2018

“Paraguay is my home country. I grew up, studied and lived there most of my life. My family as well as some of the people I love the most in the world live there. And still, since I have had the use of reason, I have always wanted to escape.

Paraguay is – for me – a prison-country. And even whilst away, I was never able to quite untangle myself from the uneasy feeling of belonging.

The urge to leave was also an urge to save myself. I have been blaming Paraguay for all those things that constantly made me flee. But only after the recent coup (2012) did I realise what Paraguay really is for me: a family, a social class, an education, a system of ‘values’ that was passed from one generation to the next, like a hereditary disease. This film comes out of my desire to heal. But also from the need to understand my habit of going away and returning to the same place, to a ‘sort of’ freedom that imprisons.

I feel that this story of facing life after a long period of confinement, is also the story of my country. After 60 years of the same regime we have recently lost a precious opportunity to change, to be released. I see that the fear and inconsistencies of Chela, the main character of the film, have much in common with what I feel has happened around me in recent years.”

— Marcelo Martinessi. Writer & Director

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PRODUCERS: Agustina Chiarino, Fernando Epstein, Marina Perales, Marcelo Martinessi, Sebastián Peña, Julia Murat, Hilde Berg, Christoph Friedel, Xavier Rocher.

“LAS HEREDERAS is a film suited to our real possibilities, both budget-wise and from the standpoint of our production strategy. Coming from a small country, we aimed at forming alliances within Latin America as well a co-production agreements with European countries. ”

— Sebastián Peña - Producer

LAS HEREDERAS was selected and participated in the 28th session of Cinefondation - La Residence. Writer/Director Marcelo Martinessi was invited to further develop the script during 6 months in Paris. As participant of this program, the project was also invited to Rencontres de Toulouse (Cinéma en Développment) , Locarno Film Festival (Filmmakers Academy), Paris Co-production Village and a special pitching session at Cannes Film Festival.

LAS HEREDERAS participated in the SCRIPT & PITCH program of TORINO FILM LAB in 2014 and in the FRAMEWORK program in 2015 were the project received one of the PRODUCTION AWARDS. More info HERE.