A Thousand and One Wives

A Thousand and One Wives (1989)

אלף נשותיו של נפתלי סימן טוב

The Bukharan neighborhood of Jerusalem in the 1920s Naftali is a wealthy trader and a middle-aged widow whose all his former wives have mysteriously passed away and he is afraid to remarry with a belief that he has a curse on him. The matchmaker presses and the old woman coaxes and finally carries Flora, a 24-year-old virgin, but not to infect her with a curse, he avoids any physical contact with her. The plot gets complicated when Flora gets hurt as a result of her relationship with the fabric merchant, and Naftali, who can't bear the shame, turns his anger on his young wife.

Date of release
1989-02-14
TMDB
8.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Michal Bat-Adam

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