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Late Marriage (2001)
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Original name: חתונה מאוחרת
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Zaza is a 31-year old Israeli bachelor, handsome and intelligent, and his family wants to see him married. But tradition dictates that Zaza has to choose a young virgin. She must be beautiful and from a good family, preferably rich. Zaza's parents, Yasha and Lily drag Zaza to meet potential brides and their families. Zaza has no choice. He plays along with his family, advocates of the suffocating traditions of their Georgian Jewish heritage. But Zaza always manages to somehow get out of being engaged. What his parents don't know is that Zaza is already in love. Judith is sensuous, strong and intriguing. She's also a divorcée with a 6-year-old daughter. So Zaza has kept Judith a secret from his family. He will have to choose between respect of the strict confines of family and tradition, or the love of his life.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, emotional, romantic, clever, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, crying ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
arranged marriage, israeli, culture clash, forbidden love, love and romance, fall in love, social differences, parents and children, family life, couples, self discovery, society, family problems, couple relations, marriage, matchmaking, bittersweet, erection, forced marriage, female nudity, female pubic hair, sensuality, israeli culture, tradition, graduation ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, 70s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Israel
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Country: Israel, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Israel, USA, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Israel
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Denmark, China
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, touching, sentimental, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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719
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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43%
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Country: Israel
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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israel, middle east, palestine
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Country: Israel, Germany, France
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: Israel
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Time:
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Country: Israel
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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42%
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, touching, funny, melancholic, not serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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