Rating: Not Rated
Movie Release Date: October 24, 2001 (France) / May 17, 2002
DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003
Plot 411: Trapped by years of tradition, Zaza is forced to meet prospective brides even though he is already in love.
Review: This film was interesting because it is so different from the American culture in which everyone is free to choose who they marry. Zaza (Lior Ashkenazi) is a 31-year-old doctorate student whose family is determined to see him married to a girl from a good family. As a family unit, they meet young women and interview them and their families. It is similar to an arranged marraige, but the groom does have the power to refuse the match. To please his parents and family, Zaza continues to make the rounds of eligible women's homes even though he is already in love. His love, however, is someone who he absolutely cannot marry. She is a divorcee, a mother and older than he is. All of these things are no-nos in their culture. It was exasperating for me to watch this movie. I felt like yelling, "Why don't you just grow a pair?!?!?" or "Damn it, man up for once in your life!" It's just very hard to relate to the constraints in which the main character lives coming from the good ol' US of A. However, with that said, there were some humorous scenes that made this downer of a film a bit more bearable.
Movie Release Date: October 24, 2001 (France) / May 17, 2002
DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003
Plot 411: Trapped by years of tradition, Zaza is forced to meet prospective brides even though he is already in love.
Review: This film was interesting because it is so different from the American culture in which everyone is free to choose who they marry. Zaza (Lior Ashkenazi) is a 31-year-old doctorate student whose family is determined to see him married to a girl from a good family. As a family unit, they meet young women and interview them and their families. It is similar to an arranged marraige, but the groom does have the power to refuse the match. To please his parents and family, Zaza continues to make the rounds of eligible women's homes even though he is already in love. His love, however, is someone who he absolutely cannot marry. She is a divorcee, a mother and older than he is. All of these things are no-nos in their culture. It was exasperating for me to watch this movie. I felt like yelling, "Why don't you just grow a pair?!?!?" or "Damn it, man up for once in your life!" It's just very hard to relate to the constraints in which the main character lives coming from the good ol' US of A. However, with that said, there were some humorous scenes that made this downer of a film a bit more bearable.
Watch It: For an intriguing look at the Israeli culture when it comes to love and marriage.
Skip It: If you're into Hollywood endings.
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