A Price Above Rubies (1998)

Directed by

Boaz Yakin

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

R

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman struggles with the expectations of her Jewish community which restrict her personal freedom. She tries to find her own path while dealing with the pressure to conform.

frustratingrestrainedcontemplativeintrospectivegroundeddeliberate

What happens

A Price Above Rubies is a 1998 British-American drama film written and directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Renée Zellweger. The story centers on a young woman who finds it difficult to conform to the restrictions imposed on her by her community. Reviews of the film itself were mixed, though there were generally positive reviews of Zellweger's performance. The title derives from a Jewish Sabbath tradition. The acrostic Sabbath chant The Woman of Valor (eishet chayil) begins with the verse "... Who can find a woman of valor, her price is far above rubies ... ," which in turn is excerpted from The Book of Proverbs. This chant traditionally is a prelude to the weekly toast (kiddush) which begins the Sabbath meal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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