A powerful drama of a woman's struggle for independence in the face of family tradition. Vivian (Ronit Elkabetz), trapped with 3 kids and a grinding routine, yearns to express herself and live in the modern world. Her husband, a respected family man from Morocco, and her brothers keep her in line, but her lover tempts her to break loose and be free. To Take a Wife is a story of tradition, love, as well as fear of the future. (Ve- Lakahta Lecha Isha, 2004, Drama)
Directed by: Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz Starring: Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian, Gilbert Melki, Sulika Kadosh, Dalia Malka Beger, Kobi Regev, Omer Moshkovitz, Yam Eitan, ValTrie Zarrouk, and Charly Zrihen
97min. * Color * Hebrew with English Subtitles * Israel
WINNER: Venice Film Festival 2004 :Critics' Award, Audience Award, Hamburg Film Festival 2004-Critics' Award, Jerusalem Film Festival 2004: Best Actress, Thessaloniki Film Festival: Best Actor, Nantes Film Festival 2004: Best Actor, Mons Int'l Film d'Amour 2005 Best Actor, Best Actress, Women's Film Fest., Ankara 2005: Fipresci Prize.
"Powerful, brilliant and breathtaking performance by Ronit Elkabetz."-VARIETY
"The audience gave Elkabetz's larger than life performance a standing ovation."--Le Monde
