Hermia & Helena
Kino Lorber | Release Date: May 26, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyAug 30, 2017
That’s how the gifted young Argentine writer-director Matías Piñeiro makes his movies, in a style that seems casual and feels sure-handed — casual and sure-handed being about as good a combination as artistry, in any medium, has to offer. Read full review
91
The Film StageEthan VestbyMay 25, 2017
The film is named after the two characters from a Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, Camilla works at translating Shakespeare into Spanish, and this plays like an analogy for Piñeiro’s films in general: an attempt to reconfigure the Bard into modern times and his very modern, niche cinematic ideals. Read full review
90
The New YorkerRichard BrodyMay 25, 2017
Filming cityscapes and intimate gestures with avid attention, adorning the dialogue with deep confessions and witty asides, Piñeiro conjures a cogently realistic yet gloriously imaginative vision of youthful ardor in love and art alike. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineCarson LundMay 25, 2017
It may be Piñeiro’s most inspired and thrilling work to date, exhaustive in its means of keeping the viewer off balance and yet rich in its emotional implications. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnMay 25, 2017
By positioning Shakespeare within a chatty tale of young adulthood — and giving it a feminist slant — Piñeiro proves the vitality of the material without becoming subservient to it. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJul 13, 2017
Buenos Aires and New York are forests of romantic entanglement, identity-searching and adventure in Argentine filmmaker Matías Piñeiro’s artfully frothy Hermia & Helena. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyMay 25, 2017
The film belongs to Ms. Muñoz. She’s the kind of performer (like Setsuko Hara, the Japanese actress to whom the film is dedicated) you can’t take your eyes off, even when she doesn’t seem to be up to much of anything. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAbbey BenderMay 25, 2017
There are a few different potential films within Hermia & Helena — a Shakespeare adaptation, a tale of romantic relationships, a tale of family — but the totality proves a sunny and affable literary collage. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyMay 25, 2017
Part of the charm of Hermia & Helena is in the way it freely and randomly plays with form, employing luxuriantly slow dissolves, unexpected snatches of superimposed text, and even a black-and-white film-within-the-film. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijMay 25, 2017
Only in an extended sequence late into the proceedings...do we get a sense that Pineiro has tried to move outside of his comfort zone and does the film really become affecting. Read full review
60
VarietyGuy LodgeMay 25, 2017
With its tricksy timeline and waifish subplots, the film feels unduly stretched even to reach its modest length, while our dramaturgy-fixated protagonist is slow to stumble into a compelling arc of her own. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comNick AllenMay 26, 2017
Hermia & Helena’s touch-and-go approach weakens the movie’s key expression of being a relatable story about being lost during your late 20s/early 30s. Read full review
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