Late Marriage (Sub)

This remarkable Israeli movie starts as a sweet romantic comedy: unmarried at 31, Zaza is an embarrassment to his family. Though they parade him past young, attractive, and eligible girls, he resists them all--because Zaza already has a secret love affair with Judith, a divorc?e. Zaza knows his parents would never accept Judith; but when his parents find out, the results are worse than either of them ever expected, leading to a harrowing and sad conclusion. Late Marriage has an amazing richness of character and honesty about their behavior. Every turn of the story is full of lively, unexpected details; there's not a predictable moment in the entire movie. The extensive sex scene between Zaza and Judith has an intimacy and dimension unseen in American movies. Quite simply, one of the best movies of 2001. --Bret Fetzer more

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Posted: Feb-08-2009

A Frank Look at a Love Affair

"Late Marriage"A Frank Look at a Love AffairAmos LassenDover Kashashvili's "Late Marriage" is a perfect example of how Israeli film has come of age. It is the story of Zaza, a 31 year old bachelor who is both handsome and intelligent. His family tradition is that he must marry a virgin and she...

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Posted: Nov-29-2008

Hypocrites and a Mama' Boy

Apparently, the other reviewers saw a different film, because the one I watched was awful. The only remotely likeable character in the whole movie was the little girl. I've never been to Israel, so I can't comment on what life is like there, but I really don't believe that the losers in this...

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Posted: Sep-14-2008

not my cup of tea

Something may have been lost in translation of this unfunny comedy. (Perhaps the Hebrew version is a hoot). I'm giving it 3 stars because it is of some cultural interest about the Georgian community.

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Posted: Sep-03-2008

Sword to the Throat

"Late Marriage" was a frustrating film for me to watch, at least the last half. I admit that it is probably true to its culture. My lack of enjoyment is based on our culture here in the USA; yet I found it impossible to separate. The first half is interesting with the family taking Zaza played...

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Posted: Dec-22-2007

A different look on love and marriage

This film should be mandatory for watching by any student of anthropology, or women studies. Although it is made in Israel, it is unique to certain parts of the world where partiarchal society is still having stronghold. Main character, a single man of 31 is being forced by his parents to find...

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Posted: Apr-09-2007

Good Israeli comedy

One might have thought that arranged marriages are a thing of the past among Israeli Jews. But according to this bittersweet comedy, the tradition is alive and well, at least among the conservative Georgian Jewish community in Israel the movie is set on (director Kashashivili belongs to that...

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Posted: Feb-25-2007

Much Better Than Expected

A real surprise of a film, very watchable and interesting. The lead actors are attractive and competent. Even the dog "Mouki" can steal a scene!

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Posted: Nov-01-2006

I could imagine that this has happen to A LOT of people.

I too have no idea as to why others would compare this film to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Monsoon Wedding." It doesn't even come close to this film. "Late Marriage" may appear as an ethnic comedy at first but the film gradually grows to a melancholic drama, focusing on the main problem of...

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Posted: Dec-19-2005

A gem of Israeli cinema with universal emotional resonance

Lior Ashkenazi's understated performance as a detached bachelor caught up between his menacing parents, his rather na?ve understanding of philosophy, his love for a beautiful divorcee ten years his senior, and his own destructive cowardice is perhaps one of the best performances to come out of...

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Posted: Dec-14-2005

Zaza not good enough for Judith

One aspect of this excellent movie that hasn't really been mentioned here is the fact that Zaza's mother and father did in fact indicate to each other that they would accept Judith if they had to, without carrying out their threats to cut off their son. Zaza may love Judith, but he turns out to...

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