A Price Above Rubies (1998)

Director:

Boaz Yakin

Writer (WGA):

Boaz Yakin (written by)

Release Date:

25 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

In a world of rules... one woman is ruled by her passion.

Plot:

About a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because...

Plot Keywords:

Hasidim | Orthodox Jew | Rabbi | Sculptor | Adultery

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Renée Zellweger	...	Sonia Horowitz
Christopher Eccleston	...	Sender Horowitz
Julianna Margulies	...	Rachel
Allen Payne	...	Ramon Garcia
Glenn Fitzgerald	...	Mendel Horowitz
Kim Hunter	...	Rebbitzn
John Randolph	...	Rebbe Moshe
Kathleen Chalfant	...	Beggar Woman
Peter Jacobson	...	Schnuel
Edie Falco	...	Feiga
Timothy Jerome	...	Dr. Bauer (as Tim Jerome)
Phyllis Newman	...	Mrs. Gelbart
Joyce Reehling	...	Shaindy
Shelton Dane	...	Yossi
Jackie Ryan	...	Young Sonia

Also Known As:

A Price Below Rubies (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and brief language.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | France:U | USA:R | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Channel Four Films

Trivia:

Mendel says Sonia's birthstone is the ruby, this would make her birthdate somewhere in July.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): After the bris (circumcision ceremony), Mendel apologizes to Sonia for naming their son Shimmie "after the Rebbe." Shimmie is a nickname for Shim'on (Simon). However, the Rebbetzin (the Rebbe's wife) calls her husband Moishe. Also, at the eulogy for the Rebbe, the speaker refers to the him as "our own Moishe Rabbenu," clearly making a connection between him (and his name) and the prophet Moses.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The White Stripes (#17.30)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Yo Siempre Oddara

Definitely a ruby!

An ode to unconformity, the all-time human right to be different. The heroine Sonia is a member of an apparently highly traditional Jewish society. Traditional values and ethics are an every-day practice, the 'law' everyone lives by and to which everyone abides without questioning. Hence a break from the norm is considered high treason. However Sonia finds it difficult to conform. Although a fierce battle rages inside her, she has to live with her identity and consider the people she loves before trying to free herself from rules and commitments.