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A Thousand and One Wives (1989)

A Thousand and One Wives poster
Original title
אלף נשותיו של נפתלי סימן טוב
Directed by
Michal Bat-Adam
Genre
art film
Country
Israel
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman reflects on her marriage to a man who had many wives. The story looks at memory and relationships over time.

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What happens

A Thousand and One Wives (Hebrew: אלף נשותיו של נפתלי סימן טוב, tr. Elef Neshotav Shel Naftali Siman-Tov, literally "Naftali Siman-Tov's Thousand Wives") is a 1989 Israeli independent underground dramatic-historical art film written and directed by Michal Bat-Adam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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