To Take A Wife

About To Take A Wife

The story takes place in Haifa, Israel, in 1979, during three days before the Shabbat. A young woman trying to raise three children, work from home, and observe the strict Moroccan traditions of her family finds herself at constant odds with her husband and her brothers, who want her to stay married and leave behind the notions of being loved and free.

To Take A Wife (2004) is a romance film directed by Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz. It runs 97 minutes and was released in June 2004.

Its themes are divorce, extramarital affair, married couple, and marriage crisis.

Ronit Elkabetz stars as Viviane, Simon Abkarian as Eliyahoo, Gilbert Melki as Albert, and Sulika Kadosh as Mémé. The screenplay is by Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz. American members can watch it on Chai Flicks.

In the Mood for Love, The Power of the Dog, and Bed and Board make useful companions to To Take A Wife, all filed under husband wife relationship.