A Price Above Rubies
A Price Above Rubies is a 1998 British-American drama film written and directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Renée Zellweger. The story centers on a young woman who finds it difficult to conform to the restrictions imposed on her by her community. Reviews of the film itself were mixed, though there were generally positive reviews of Zellweger's performance.
Plot
Sonia is a young Brooklyn woman who has just given birth to her first child. She is married, through an arranged marriage, to Mendel, a devout Hasidic Jew who is too repressed and immersed in his studies to give his wife the attention she craves. He even condemns her for making sounds during sex and considers nudity with sex "indecent".
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| author | Boaz Yakin |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Boaz Yakin |
| editor | Arthur Coburn |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | arranged marriage brooklyn burn earring eat first time hasidic jew hasidic judaism heart attack kiss lock male model married murder panic attack phone call puerto rican puerto rico suffer track down wait |
| musicBy | Lesley Barber |
| producer | Lawrence Bender |
| publisher | Miramax Films |
| theme | independent |