To Take a Wife (2004)

Original title

ולקחת לך אישה

Directed by

Shlomi Elkabetz, Ronit Elkabetz

Genre

drama film

Country

Israel, France

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in an unhappy marriage navigates her daily life in a traditional community. The film portrays her struggles and the constraints she faces.

intimatecontemplativemelancholicgroundedemotionalrestraineddomesticstifling

What happens

To Take a Wife (VeLakahta Lekha Isha; French: Prendre femme) is a 2004 drama film. It is the directorial debut of veteran actress Ronit Elkabetz, who also stars in the film and was nominated for an Ophir Award for her performance. The film, a joint Israeli-French production, marks the debut of both directors, who were siblings, and serves as a kind of shared autobiography. It premiered at the 61st Venice International Film Festival in September 2004 and screened in numerous countries, receiving widespread international acclaim. The film is the first in a trilogy about the unhappy marriage of Viviane. It was followed by Shiva in 2008, and Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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