A

A highlight of Israeli cinema of the past decade, Kosashvili's impressive feature debut is an extremely powerful film is a tale of family tyranny and intergenerational conflict within a Georgian-Jewish community.

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11/16/06

4/5

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03/10/03

C

Unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups, not much camera movement, and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters.

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12/16/02

2/5

I am sorry that I was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy.

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12/09/02

N/A

This film feels truly lived in, and guides us without ever feeling manipulative or calculating. The performances are naturalistic and utterly convincing.

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10/18/02

3.5/4

a blistering (and often funny) critique of conservative family traditionalism intruding on the realm of romantic love

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10/08/02

B-

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09/18/02

3/4

A romantic comedy enriched by a sharp eye for manners and mores.

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08/23/02

3.5/5

'...young, savvy cinematic sensibility framed by the limitations of a conservative, unrelenting culture.'

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08/21/02

4/5

A terrific, thoroughly engrossing motion picture.

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08/16/02

4/5

Funny, clever and bittersweet — often all at the same time.

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08/15/02