a price above rubies

Director: boaz yakin

Actor: renée zellweger,christopher eccleston,julianna margulies,allen payne

Data Published: Wed Mar 25 1998

Genres: Drama,Romance

Key Words: jewish shiva,hasidic,marriage,jew,interrupted kiss

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120793/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Price_Above_Rubies

Description: A Price Above Rubies is a movie starring Renée Zellweger, Christopher Eccleston, and Julianna Margulies. This movie is about a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of her...

Plot: The film tells the story of Sonia (Zellweger), a young Brooklyn woman who has just given birth to her first child. She is married, through an arranged marriage, to Mendel (Glenn Fitzgerald), a devout Hasidic Jew who is too immersed in his studies to give his wife the attention she craves. As a result, Sonia develops a relationship with Mendel's brother, the jeweler Sender (Eccleston), who brings her into the business. Sender is the only release for Sonia's repressed sexuality, and he takes full advantage of that fact as often as he can, but she is repelled by his utter lack of morals as she finds balance between what she feels and what she has been taught is "sinful". The jewellery business brings her into close contact with the young Puerto Rican artist and jewellery designer Ramon (Payne), but when Sender finds out about their connection he reveals it to the family, and Sonia is divorced and ostracized. The film ends on a more tolerance-friendly note, with Sonia balancing desire and every day life, and Mendel accepting her differences with a blessing and the promise to restore custody of their son.