A Price Above Rubies (1998)
Allen Payne, Christopher Eccleston, Glenn Fitzgerald, Julianna Margulies, Kathleen Chalfant ... (see more) , Kim Hunter , Renée Zellweger , Shelton Dane
Sonia, both attractive and self-determined, suppresses her wandering soul under a gentle marriage to the promising young scholar Mendel and their infant son. Upon Mendel's appointment to a prestigious Yeshiva, the young family is folded into Brooklyn's Hasidic community. Sonia moves uncomfortably wi... (read more) Sonia, both attractive and self-determined, suppresses her wandering soul under a gentle marriage to the promising young scholar Mendel and their infant son. Upon Mendel's appointment to a prestigious Yeshiva, the young family is folded into Brooklyn's Hasidic community. Sonia moves uncomfortably within the crowded community; strangely solitary but for the companionship an omnipresent Beggar Woman, and the apparition of her young brother Yossi, who died during their childhood. Mendel's close-knit family includes his firmly grounded sister Rachel and an entrepreneurial brother, Sender. While the cloistered community fuses Sonia into its tapestry, Sender recognizes that Sonia shares his common desire to be a free-spirit. They strike-up an affair as Sender encourages her independence with a position at his select clientèle jewelry shop. As Sonia bests her competition, enchants and mingles with her customers, she finds a greater part of herself in a world that threatens both her security and future.
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R, 120 min.
Directed by:
Boaz Yakin
Release Date: Mar 25, 1998
DVD Release Date: Jan 18, 2000
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what a beautiful movie - about a girl married into a frum family in borough park who doesn't fit in and eventually rebels... really nice!!
A bittersweet movie about a woman's quest for freedom from oppressive rules that govern her life.
A film that explores the ideas of freedom and relationship. An interesting role for Zellweger.
I liked it! A good balance between the harsh realities of oppression and braving a new path for oneself.
i was impressed to see renee zellweger in a film like this. a little overly dramatic, but watchable.
A drama that is interesting and inspired. Rare praise for dramatic material from me usually.
Definitivamente debe causar polemica en el aspecto religioso, pero como mujer me encanto!
It was good (I just don't really like abrupt endings). A good portrayal of someone not seeing eye to eye with their religion and trying to discover herself.
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