Film screening: And Take Yourself a Wife

The first film in the Vivian Amsalem trilogy, To Take a Wife, takes place over three days in the family apartment, where Vivian’s brothers gather in an attempt to restore peace between her and her husband, Eliyahu.

Vivian is trapped in a cold, suffocating marriage, while Eliyahu exerts power through silence, paralysis, and a refusal to change.

The reconciliation attempts gradually expose the familial and social pressure placed on her to remain within the marriage at any cost.

The film paints an intimate, claustrophobic portrait of a woman seeking basic freedom within a rigid patriarchal system, and lays the foundations for the entire trilogy.

Directed by: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz | 1 hr 37 min

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