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Late Marriage

January 01, 1970

Late Marriage (Hebrew: חתונה מאוחרת, Hatuna Meuheret) is a 2001 Israeli film directed by Dover Kosashvili. The film centers on Zaza (Lior Ashkenazi, in his breakthrough role[1]), the 31-year-old child of tradition-minded Georgian Jewish immigrants who are anxiously trying to arrange a marriage for him. Unbeknownst to them, he is secretly dating a 34-year-old divorcée, Judith (Ronit Elkabetz). When his parents discover the relationship and violently intervene, Zaza must choose between his family traditions and his love.[2]

Late Marriage
Directed byDover Kosashvili
Written byDover Kosashvili
Produced byMarek Rozenbaum
Edgard Tenenbaum
StarringLior Ashkenazi
Ronit Elkabetz
Moni Moshonov
Lili Kosashvili
CinematographyDaniel Schneor
Edited byYael Perlov
Music byJosef Bardanashvili
Release date
  • 17 May 2001 (2001-05-17)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesIsrael
France
LanguagesJudaeo-Georgian
Hebrew

Most of the main characters are Georgian-Israeli and the dialogue is partly in the Judaeo-Georgian language and partly in Hebrew.

The film was positively reviewed and was Israel's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards.

Plot edit

Zaza is a 31-year-old Georgian-Israeli PhD student at Tel Aviv University whose family is trying to arrange a marriage for him within the Georgian community. Zaza and his parents, Yasha and Lili, visit the home of a possible match, Ilana, who is 17 and still in high school. No decision is made, and it is mentioned that he has already seen about a hundred prospective brides.

After dropping his parents off at their apartment building, Zaza drives to a pay phone and calls his girlfriend Judith, a 34-year-old Moroccan-Israeli divorcée he is dating without his parents' knowledge. After Judith's daughter Madona has gone to bed (Judith is unsuccessfully attempting to conceal the relationship from her), Zaza goes to her apartment and they have sex, in an explicit, naturalistic sequence.[3]

Meanwhile, Zaza's parents find that they have left their house key in Zaza's car and spend the night at the home of their relatives Simon and Margalit. When Zaza doesn't answer repeated phone calls during the night, Yasha concludes that he is sleeping at a lover's house. Judith is unacceptable to Zaza's parents because she is divorced, has a child, and is older than Zaza. A number of Zaza's relatives stake out her apartment building, planning to confront the couple and frighten Judith into leaving Zaza.

The next time Zaza visits Judith, his relatives barge into her apartment and attempt to break up the relationship through polite argument, humiliation, and threats of violence, as Madona (whom Judith has finally introduced to Zaza) watches, frightened. Simon takes down a decorative sword from Judith's wall and holds it to her throat. Zaza and Judith say little, and eventually Zaza unconvincingly tells Judith their relationship is over and leaves with his family. He returns shortly and attempts to resume the evening where it left off, but Judith quietly tells him that she doesn't want to see him again. Back at his apartment, Zaza has a further confrontation with his parents.

Some time later Zaza's parents return to Judith's apartment building. When Judith comes home, Lili approaches her and gives Madona a teddy bear as a peace offering, while Yasha stays in the car. In the apartment, Lili asks Judith if she has seen Zaza. Judith initially says she hasn't, but soon tearfully admits that Zaza has been calling her and begging her to marry him. Judith has refused because Zaza's reaction when his family invaded her apartment made her realize that "he loves you more than me," and she has decided the relationship is bad for all concerned. Back in the car, Yasha asks Lili if she will accept Judith as a wife for Zaza. Lili, now more sympathetic toward Judith, tells him that they should wait and see if Zaza gets over her.

The next scene opens with Zaza and Yasha standing next to each other at urinals in a public restroom. It becomes clear that they are at Zaza's wedding reception, and Zaza is drunk. Zaza returns to the reception hall and gives a long, awkward, repetitive speech, while his wife, Lea, stands uncomfortably by his side. Eventually he tells the guests that he "has a woman on the side more beautiful than my wife" and drags Simon onstage to ask him to confirm this. Simon brings Zaza's mother onstage as Zaza's other woman, relieving the tension, and Zaza and Lili embrace. The film ends with Zaza and his bride dancing with the rest of his family.

Cast edit

Lili Kosashvili, who plays Zaza's mother Lili, is the director's mother.

Reception edit

The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[4] After that screening, it premiered at the 18th Annual Israel Film Festival, where it was reviewed by John Petrakis of the Chicago Tribune, who wrote: "One of those welcome visitors, a movie that turns out to be much more than we expected".[5]

Late Marriage was positively received by critics. Metacritic, which calculates a score from zero to 100 from a film's reviews, gave it a score of 82, translating to "Universal acclaim".[6] Late Marriage placed 88th on Slant Magazine's best films of the 2000s.[7] Ed Gonzalez, a Slant critic, wrote, "It so boldly confronts stringent cultural traditions it's a minor miracle it never becomes glib".[8]

Late Marriage also got a positive response from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, where it holds a rank of 88% based on 64 reviews, with an average ranking of 7.3/10. The site's consensus is: "An observant black comedy about arranged marriages and tradition".[9]

Danny Graydon of the BBC called Late Marriage "[a]n accomplished and tremendously engaging debut",[10] while Emanuel Levy called the film "A highlight of Israeli cinema of the past decade". He also hailed Kosashvili's feature debut as "impressive" and "extremely powerful".[11]

Edward Guthmann of the San Francisco Chronicle praised the lead roles portraying Ashkenazi and Elkabetz groups.[12]

According to Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times, Late Marriage "is not a one-level film, and one of its most revealing moments shows the strong-minded mother expressing respect for the equally iron-willed Judith".[13]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shohat, Zipi (5 May 2009). "If you can make it there". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Interview: All in the Family: Dover Kosashvili on Ethnicity, Mothers, and "Late Marriage."". IndieWire. 13 May 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ Rainer, Peter (27 May 2002). "Northern Exposure". New York.
  4. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Late Marriage". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ Petrakis, John (2 May 2002). "'Late Marriage' gets early viewing at film fest". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Late Marriage". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Best of the Aughts: Film". Slant Magazine. No. 216. 7 February 2010. p. 2.
  8. ^ Gonzalez, Ed (1 April 2002). "Review: Late Marriage". Slant Magazine.
  9. ^ "Late Marriage (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ^ Graydon, Danny (17 January 2002). "Late Marriage (2002)". BBC News. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ^ Levy, Emanuel (24 February 2006). "Late Marriage (2001): Dover Kosashvili's Tale of Family Tyranny–Highlight of Israeli Cinema of Past Decade". Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. ^ Guthmann, Edward (14 June 2002). "Film Clips/Also opening today". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  13. ^ Ebert, Roger (31 May 2002). "Late Marriage". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

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External links edit

 
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Late Marriage Hebrew חתונה מאוחרת Hatuna Meuheret is a 2001 Israeli film directed by Dover Kosashvili The film centers on Zaza Lior Ashkenazi in his breakthrough role 1 the 31 year old child of tradition minded Georgian Jewish immigrants who are anxiously trying to arrange a marriage for him Unbeknownst to them he is secretly dating a 34 year old divorcee Judith Ronit Elkabetz When his parents discover the relationship and violently intervene Zaza must choose between his family traditions and his love 2 Late MarriageDirected byDover KosashviliWritten byDover KosashviliProduced byMarek RozenbaumEdgard TenenbaumStarringLior AshkenaziRonit ElkabetzMoni MoshonovLili KosashviliCinematographyDaniel SchneorEdited byYael PerlovMusic byJosef BardanashviliRelease date17 May 2001 2001 05 17 Running time102 minutesCountriesIsraelFranceLanguagesJudaeo GeorgianHebrew Most of the main characters are Georgian Israeli and the dialogue is partly in the Judaeo Georgian language and partly in Hebrew The film was positively reviewed and was Israel s submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 Awards 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksPlot editZaza is a 31 year old Georgian Israeli PhD student at Tel Aviv University whose family is trying to arrange a marriage for him within the Georgian community Zaza and his parents Yasha and Lili visit the home of a possible match Ilana who is 17 and still in high school No decision is made and it is mentioned that he has already seen about a hundred prospective brides After dropping his parents off at their apartment building Zaza drives to a pay phone and calls his girlfriend Judith a 34 year old Moroccan Israeli divorcee he is dating without his parents knowledge After Judith s daughter Madona has gone to bed Judith is unsuccessfully attempting to conceal the relationship from her Zaza goes to her apartment and they have sex in an explicit naturalistic sequence 3 Meanwhile Zaza s parents find that they have left their house key in Zaza s car and spend the night at the home of their relatives Simon and Margalit When Zaza doesn t answer repeated phone calls during the night Yasha concludes that he is sleeping at a lover s house Judith is unacceptable to Zaza s parents because she is divorced has a child and is older than Zaza A number of Zaza s relatives stake out her apartment building planning to confront the couple and frighten Judith into leaving Zaza The next time Zaza visits Judith his relatives barge into her apartment and attempt to break up the relationship through polite argument humiliation and threats of violence as Madona whom Judith has finally introduced to Zaza watches frightened Simon takes down a decorative sword from Judith s wall and holds it to her throat Zaza and Judith say little and eventually Zaza unconvincingly tells Judith their relationship is over and leaves with his family He returns shortly and attempts to resume the evening where it left off but Judith quietly tells him that she doesn t want to see him again Back at his apartment Zaza has a further confrontation with his parents Some time later Zaza s parents return to Judith s apartment building When Judith comes home Lili approaches her and gives Madona a teddy bear as a peace offering while Yasha stays in the car In the apartment Lili asks Judith if she has seen Zaza Judith initially says she hasn t but soon tearfully admits that Zaza has been calling her and begging her to marry him Judith has refused because Zaza s reaction when his family invaded her apartment made her realize that he loves you more than me and she has decided the relationship is bad for all concerned Back in the car Yasha asks Lili if she will accept Judith as a wife for Zaza Lili now more sympathetic toward Judith tells him that they should wait and see if Zaza gets over her The next scene opens with Zaza and Yasha standing next to each other at urinals in a public restroom It becomes clear that they are at Zaza s wedding reception and Zaza is drunk Zaza returns to the reception hall and gives a long awkward repetitive speech while his wife Lea stands uncomfortably by his side Eventually he tells the guests that he has a woman on the side more beautiful than my wife and drags Simon onstage to ask him to confirm this Simon brings Zaza s mother onstage as Zaza s other woman relieving the tension and Zaza and Lili embrace The film ends with Zaza and his bride dancing with the rest of his family Cast editLior Ashkenazi as Zaza Ronit Elkabetz as Judith Moni Moshonov as Yasha Lili Kosashvili as Lili Aya Steinovitz as Ilana Rozina Cambos as Magouly Simon Chen as Simon Sapir Kugman as Madona Dina Doron as Luba Leonid Kanevsky as Otary Livia Chachmon Ayaliy as Margalit Eli Turi as Bessik Maria Ovanov as Lali Lili Kosashvili who plays Zaza s mother Lili is the director s mother Reception editThe film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival 4 After that screening it premiered at the 18th Annual Israel Film Festival where it was reviewed by John Petrakis of the Chicago Tribune who wrote One of those welcome visitors a movie that turns out to be much more than we expected 5 Late Marriage was positively received by critics Metacritic which calculates a score from zero to 100 from a film s reviews gave it a score of 82 translating to Universal acclaim 6 Late Marriage placed 88th on Slant Magazine s best films of the 2000s 7 Ed Gonzalez a Slant critic wrote It so boldly confronts stringent cultural traditions it s a minor miracle it never becomes glib 8 Late Marriage also got a positive response from critics on Rotten Tomatoes where it holds a rank of 88 based on 64 reviews with an average ranking of 7 3 10 The site s consensus is An observant black comedy about arranged marriages and tradition 9 Danny Graydon of the BBC called Late Marriage a n accomplished and tremendously engaging debut 10 while Emanuel Levy called the film A highlight of Israeli cinema of the past decade He also hailed Kosashvili s feature debut as impressive and extremely powerful 11 Edward Guthmann of the San Francisco Chronicle praised the lead roles portraying Ashkenazi and Elkabetz groups 12 According to Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun Times Late Marriage is not a one level film and one of its most revealing moments shows the strong minded mother expressing respect for the equally iron willed Judith 13 Awards editWon the Ophir Award for Best Film in 2001 The film was Israel s submission for the 74th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film it was not nominated References edit Shohat Zipi 5 May 2009 If you can make it there Haaretz Retrieved 5 August 2021 Interview All in the Family Dover Kosashvili on Ethnicity Mothers and Late Marriage IndieWire 13 May 2002 Retrieved 5 August 2021 Rainer Peter 27 May 2002 Northern Exposure New York Festival de Cannes Late Marriage festival cannes com Retrieved 5 August 2021 Petrakis John 2 May 2002 Late Marriage gets early viewing at film fest The Chicago Tribune Retrieved 5 August 2021 Late Marriage Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved 5 August 2021 Best of the Aughts Film Slant Magazine No 216 7 February 2010 p 2 Gonzalez Ed 1 April 2002 Review Late Marriage Slant Magazine Late Marriage 2001 Rotten Tomatoes Flixster Retrieved 5 August 2021 Graydon Danny 17 January 2002 Late Marriage 2002 BBC News Retrieved 5 August 2021 Levy Emanuel 24 February 2006 Late Marriage 2001 Dover Kosashvili s Tale of Family Tyranny Highlight of Israeli Cinema of Past Decade Retrieved 5 August 2021 Guthmann Edward 14 June 2002 Film Clips Also opening today San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved 5 August 2021 Ebert Roger 31 May 2002 Late Marriage RogerEbert com Retrieved 5 August 2021 Bibliography edit Film Review Not Married Sorry You re Not a Man The New York Times 17 May 2002 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Late Marriage Late Marriage at IMDb nbsp Late Marriage at AllMovie 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