(aka 'Hatuna Meuheret' or 'Late Marriage')
directed by Dover Koshashvili
Israel / France 2001
'This film opens a cultural window on arranged
marriages, parental respect, choices and acquiescence. Zaza is a 31-year old
doctoral student, enjoying his bachelorhood. He appears as a womanizer although
we only see his exploits with one girl, a slightly older, divorced mother of
one. Zaza's parents vehemently disapprove because of her divorced status and
they continually attempt "arranged" courtships with members of their community.
They adhere to ritualistic family get-togethers where both sides of the family,
as well as the potential newlyweds, meet. In this particular battle parental
respect wins out over independence and Zaza leaves his present lover to wed a
seemingly unknown female. This is the moral dilemma of the story shown equally
in both lights. the story is very unchallenging, but its frankness are
compelling. It contained realism akin to Eric Rohmer, but certain moments
dragged with no link to the overall storyline. I enjoyed it as a refreshing
alternative film, especially having never seen an Israel production before. My
favorite aspect was the Maternal battle with Zaza's mother and his lover. They
both come to respect each other and accept the course of events knowing what it
is like to want the best for their child. I give it
out of
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Theatrical Release: May 17th, 2001 - Cannes Film Festival
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DVD Review: New Yorker - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Distribution | New Yorker - Region 1 - NTSC | |
| Runtime | 1:37:54 | |
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Letterboxed WideScreen / 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 5.52 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | Georgian / Hebrew (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) | |
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Release Information: Studio: NEW YORKER FILMS VIDEO Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic widescreen- 1.66:1
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Although a
little soft, the transfer is anamorphic and quite adequate. It reminded me other
decent Ny'er
releases. I didn't notice any "ghosting" and the colors and
sharpness appeared to be of a substantial transfer quality. The original
sound is offered and removable English subs. Other than a non-anamorphic
widescreen trailer the disc is bare bones. The subs are quite clear and
defined, but I can't comment on their accuracy of translation. Thanks to
New Yorker for bringing this acclaimed film to DVD where other companies
may not have given the effort.
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