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Late Marriage

Play trailer Poster for Late Marriage Released May 17, 2002 1h 42m Comedy Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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88% Tomatometer 64 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Zaza (Lior Louie Ashkenazi) is an eligible 31-year-old bachelor who has done his best to remain unattached. His traditional Georgian-Jewish family is growing impatient, however, and they aggressively join forces to choose a young bride for him, with the stipulation that she be a virgin. Zaza plays along, but he is already in love with Judith (Ronit Elkabetz), an older divorcée and mother of a young child. Zaza has to decide whether to satisfy the desires of his parents, or his heart.
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An observant black comedy about arranged marriages and tradition.

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Susan Stark Detroit News A romantic comedy enriched by a sharp eye for manners and mores. Rated: 3/4 Aug 23, 2002 Full Review Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel A terrific, thoroughly engrossing motion picture. Rated: 4/5 Aug 16, 2002 Full Review John Petrakis Chicago Tribune One of those welcome visitors, a movie that turns out to be much more than we expected. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 20, 2002 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com A highlight of Israeli cinema of the past decade, Kosashvili's impressive feature debut is an extremely powerful film is a tale of family tyranny and intergenerational conflict within a Georgian-Jewish community. Rated: A Nov 16, 2006 Full Review Apollo Guide Rated: 79/100 May 13, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Jan 2022. tough to say, it was quite good, but then the last scene left a sour taste that wiped out all earlier good feelings from prior scenes. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Arranged marriage in the modern era is such a ripe field for real-world drama. This dryly funny tragedy is like a subtler "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", only with the incessant smiling replaced with a mixture of natural sexiness and imprisoning mercilessness. A film that is as painful as it is engaging, it works as a harsh reminder that tradition without reason brings unneeded pain. Double feature suggestion: this, followed by Elkabetz's post-arranged-marriage tour de force "Gett: The Trial of Vivian Ansalem." Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A well told, sometimes funny sometimes sad story about how religious and family traditions clash in the modern world. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member darn it. this was bloody entertaining/hilarious from the get-go plus ronit elkabetz from The Band's Visit starred in this too (she's certified sizzling hot btw, and the woman's a good actress too) that i was gutted with the "let-down" of an ending. to be fair, if it had ended otherwise it would've been 'hi, cliched hollywood ending'. tradition or not, it was hard to curb the great disdain i had for 'zaza'; his cowardice was appalling. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A 31 year old unmarried man in Israel is, I guess, very distressful to his family. They want him settled down and having children but it seems Zaza already has his heart set on someone totally unsuitable: an older woman, divorced and with a kid. The family won't stand for it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A pesar de las tradiciones que encierra à (C)sta película, es lenta y plana. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Dover Koshashvili

Director

Lior Ashkenazi

Zaza

Ronit Elkabetz

Judith

Moni Moshonov

Yasha

Sapir Kugman

Madona

Aya Koren

Ilana

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Late Marriage

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Synopsis Zaza (Lior Louie Ashkenazi) is an eligible 31-year-old bachelor who has done his best to remain unattached. His traditional Georgian-Jewish family is growing impatient, however, and they aggressively join forces to choose a young bride for him, with the stipulation that she be a virgin. Zaza plays along, but he is already in love with Judith (Ronit Elkabetz), an older divorcée and mother of a young child. Zaza has to decide whether to satisfy the desires of his parents, or his heart.
Director
Dover Koshashvili
Producer
Marek Rozenbaum, Edgard Tenenbaum
Screenwriter
Dover Koshashvili
Distributor
Magnolia Films
Production Co
Keshet Broadcasting, Tel Aviv
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
Georgian
Release Date (Theaters)
May 17, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.6M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)