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A Price Above Rubies

A Price Above Rubies

1998Movie⏱️ 1h 57mR
DramaRomance
6.5
IMDB Rating
3,071 votes

This movie is about a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of her wanting something more out of her life.

Director
Boaz Yakin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Renée Zellweger, Christopher Eccleston, Julianna Margulies
Release Date
March 25, 1998
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom, United States
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 45
Reviews
📋 2.8K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Renée Zellweger
Renée Zellweger
as Sonia Horowitz
Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston
as Sender Horowitz
Julianna Margulies
Julianna Margulies
as Rachel
Allen Payne
Allen Payne
as Ramon Garcia
Glenn Fitzgerald
Glenn Fitzgerald
as Mendel Horowitz
Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter
as Rebbitzn
John Randolph
John Randolph
as Rebbe Moshe
Kathleen Chalfant
Kathleen Chalfant
as Beggar Woman
Peter Jacobson
Peter Jacobson
as Schnuel
Edie Falco
Edie Falco
as Feiga

💰 Box Office

$1,130,732
Worldwide Gross
$1,130,732
Domestic Gross
$36,063
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Production
Channel Four Films, GreeneStreet Films, Lawrence Bender Productions

🏷️ Keywords

female nudityjewish shivabegins with childhood flashbackyounger version of selfloveless marriage

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Looked interesting, got my attention and then got me mad...
by tatyana_ishanina2000-08-10

"Well, I switched on the television late one night, and came across this movie. It was just starting, and being a Modern Orthodox Jew in the Diaspora it made me interested to watch it. I started and got really into the movie, later I was wrong -the whole movie was wrong. Firstly, let me tell you that sexual intercourse is considered to be the Holiest Mitzvah, it is also a mitzvah for a man to satisfy his wife. I have been to Yeshiva and it was taught that a man is obliged to get married and to SATISFY HIS WIFE COMPLETELY. If it is the choice of studying the Torah or being with his partner, the..."

💡 Did You Know?

It was not well known by the public at the time of this film's release, but the character of Rebbe (Rabbi) Moshe was portrayed by a (formerly New York) Jewish actor named Emanuel Cohen, who had changed his name to John Randolph in 1940, in furtherance of his Hollywood acting career, in order not to be typecast as only Jewish characters.

📖 Synopsis

This movie is about a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of her wanting something more out of her life.