The Heiress
Seen it?2009 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Friday Night Flickearly ratingWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
It won 4 Oscars and it was critically acclaimed. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Beast, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Vera is a beautiful former flight attendant and wife of Stelios, a president of the small-medium football team of the Big Division, "Black Panthers". She lives a quiet life, raising her two children. Everything goes smoothly, until an extramarital adventure of Stelios has a fatal end.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsVery strong
Won 4 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Actress, Academy Awards: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration – Black-and-White, Academy Awards: Best Costume Design – Black and White, Academy Awards: Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Motion Picture. Also nominated for 4 more Oscars, 2 more Golden Globes and 1 WGA Award. Plus 2 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 66K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Panagiotis Fafoutis
- Smaragda KarydiVera Skariba
- Gerasimos SkiadaresisKapetanios
- Petros LagoutisMixalis Kalpakis
- Titika StasinopoulouFlwra Fountouki
- Kostas KoronaiosNikos Fountoukis
- Vangelis AlexandrisStavros Gkokos
- Menia AnagnostopoulouTragoudistria
- Giorgos ArgyropoulosAnapliromatikos
- Yiannis BourazanasPropotzis
- Tsabika FesakiReporter