Late Marriage

Late Marriage

Directed by Dover Koshashvili

Produced by ARTE France Cinéma, Israeli Film Fund

2001102 min6.3 / 10

A warm romantic comedy-drama about a man caught between family tradition and personal love, balancing humor with genuine emotional stakes.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Late Marriage violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Late Marriage end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Late Marriage easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Late Marriage scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Late Marriage sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

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Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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