Late Marriage (2001) Hatuna Meuheret (original title)

Director:

Dover Koshashvili

Writer:

Dover Koshashvili

Release Date:

24 October 2001 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Sometimes, love doesn't conquer all.

Plot:

Zaza is a 31-year old Israeli bachelor, handsome and intelligent, and his family wants to see him married...

Plot Keywords:

Georgian | Bachelor | Jewish | 31 Year Old | 34 Year Old

Awards:

18 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Lior Ashkenazi	...	Zaza (as Lior Louie Ashkenazi)
Ronit Elkabetz	...	Judith
Moni Moshonov	...	Yasha
Lili Koshashvili	...	Lili
Aya Steinovitz	...	Ilana
Rosina Kambus	...	Magouly (as Rozina Cambus)
Simon Chen	...	Simon
Sapir Kugman	...	Madona
Dina Doron	...	Luba
Leonid Kanevskiy	...	Otary
Libia Hakmon	...	Margalita (as Libia Hakmon-Ayali)
Eli Turi	...	Bessik
Maria Ovanov	...	Lali
Orit Buchnik Sher
Rivka Gur
Ana Feinstein
Zuri Botrashvilli
Nana Dvir
Bachur Gene
Michael Moshonov
Rotem Zoler
Liza Turikashvilli
Nethanel Bitan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Reuven Dayan

Directed by
Dover Koshashvili

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dover Koshashvili

Produced by
Marek Rozenbaum	....	producer
Edgard Tenenbaum	....	producer
Udi Yerushalmy	....	executive producer
Udi Yerushalmy	....	line producer

Original Music by
Iosif Bardanashvili		(as Joseph Bardanashvili)

Cinematography by
Daniel Schneor		(as Dani Schneor)

Film Editing by
Yael Perlov

Production Design by
Avi Fahima

Set Decoration by
Evelyn Terdiman

Costume Design by
Maya Barsky

Makeup Department
Meirav Boshusha-Horovitz	....	makeup supervisor (as Meirav Bouchoucha)
Gadi Omer	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Patrick Dumont	....	production manager
Uzi Karin	....	unit manager
Eyal Sadan	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yochanan Kredo	....	assistant director
Alona Lichter	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Alex Claude	....	supervising sound editor
Oleg Kaiserman	....	sound
Jonathan Liebling	....	sound effects editor
Misha Spektor	....	boom operator
Nathalie Vidal	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Ehab Assal	....	assistant camera
Ari Haas	....	electrician
Ari Haas	....	grip
Udi Rimer	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Doron Suliman	....	negative cut verifier

Music Department
Daniel Alcheh	....	music score mixer (uncredited)

Other crew
Sascha Franklin	....	preparation: Film Lab
Sophie Onteniente	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
• Israeli Film Fund
• Keshet Broadcasting
• Morgane Production
• The Fund for the Promotion of Israeli Film
• Transfax Film Productions
• arte France Cinéma

Distributors

• Cinemien (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Diaphana Films (France)
• Homescreen (2003) (Netherlands) (video)
• Istituto Luce
• Magnolia Pictures (2002) (USA) (subtitled)
• Primer Plano Film Group (Argentina)

Also Known As:

"Hatuna Meuheret" - Israel (original title)

Runtime:

102 min | Canada:98 min (DVD)

Country:

Israel | France

Language:

Georgian | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Brazil:18 | France:U | Hong Kong:III | Netherlands:AL | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:R | Australia:MA (cable rating)

Company:

Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)

Quotes:

Zaza:If that monster
[who suddenly came out of the sea and said, "I am God"]
Zaza:was able to convince my mother that love exists, I'd believe in him.

Movie Connections:

Featured in A History of Israeli Cinema (2009)

marvelous movie, not matriarchal

While I absolutely loved the movie and found it to be both funny and bittersweet, I write here to differ with other displayed comments. The part of the conservative Georgian community shown in this Israeli movie is most certainly NOT matriarchal. The problems that the male protagonist experiences are NOT due to women controlling the society. The reason his family doesn't want to allow him to be with the woman he loves is because it is a *patriarchal* society, where an older, divorced woman with a child -- no matter how loving, intelligent and beautiful -- is viewed through a sexist lens as damaged goods.

Anyone who watches the early scenes where a 17-year-old girl is trotted out as goods for matchmaking purposes and the two male heads of the family control the proceedings, should realize that this is a patriarchal society. Don't be misled by the fact that the professional matchmaker is a woman and that the hero's mother is a firm believer in sexist customs; if some women didn't hold sexist beliefs, sexism wouldn't exist. Note that the 17 year-old's mother is a widow, but her uncle controls the matchmaking decisions instead of her mother. The male protagonist is harmed by *patriarchal* customs, make no mistake. These customs harm both women and men.