Ṿe-laḳaḥta lekha ishah =: To take a wife
(2009, original release: 2004)
Fiction
eVideo
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : SISU Home Entertainment : Made available through hoopla, 2009
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 video file (ca. 99 min.)) : sd., col
ISBN/ISSN
MWT11620075, 11620075
LANGUAGE
Hebrew
NOTES
Directed by Shlomi Elkabetz
Gilbert Melki, Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian
A powerful drama about a woman's struggle for independence in the face of family tradition. Vivian (Ronit Elkabetz), trapped with 3 kids and a grinding routine, rages to express herself and live in the modern world. Her husband, a respected family man from Morocco, and her brothers keep her in line, but her lover tempts her to break loose - to be loved and free. To Take a Wife is a story of tradition, love and fear... of the future. The first film of a trilogy (Shivah, and Gett)
Not rated
Mode of access: World Wide Web