''The Other Widow'' ( Hebrew: ''הפילגש'') is a 2022 Israeli-French drama film directed by Maayan Rypp (in her directorial debut) and written by Rypp & Anat Gafni. Starring Dana Ivgy and Ania Bukstein. It is about a woman whose lover dies and who seeks to reclaim her right to

mourn Mourning is the expression of an experience that is the consequence of an event in life involving loss, causing grief, occurring as a result of someone's death, specifically someone who was loved although loss from death is not exclusively ...

even though her lover's family and wife are still there.

Synopsis

Ella is a theater dressmaker and lover of one of the actors in her play, who dies unexpectedly. In the context of the preparations for the premiere and the increasing pressure from the production, Ella insists on attending Shiva and exposes herself to a world that has been blocked from her until now. Things get complicated when she meets her lover's brother, mother and wife, and gets too close to them.

Cast

* Dana Ivgy as Ella * Ania Bukstein as Natasha * Itamar Rotschild as Dan / Assaf * Yaniv Biton as Yigal * Lee Gilat as Kiran * Naama Preis as Maya * Irit Gidron as Yehudit * Svetlana Demidov as Marina * Mouna Hawa as Yasmin * Howard Rypp as Reuben * Anat Atzmon as Amalia * Batel Israel as Catering Waitress *

Yona Rozenkier Yona Rozenkier (Hebrew: יונה רוזנקיאר; born 1982) is an Israeli actor, writer and filmmaker. Early life Rozenkier was born in Kibbutz Yehiam. The second of four brothers born to Abrham Rozenfkier, the Kibbutz general secretary and ...

as Yinon * Rom Sheratzky as Yotam * Ben Drori as Delivery Guy

Release

''The Other Widow'' had its world premiere on November 21, 2022, at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, then screened on February 15, 2023, at the 38th

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, on March 22 of the same year at the 27th Sofia International Film Festival and on July 15 of the same year at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

Reception

Critical reception

Wendy Ide from ''

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'' wrote: "This impressive debut from Ma’ayan Rypp is an elegant and empathetic portrait of that most vilified of female characters, ''The Other Widow'', combining satisfyingly textured character details with a suitably theatrical flourish to arresting effect." Jason Delgado from ''

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'' wrote: "''The Other Widow'' is not conventional, but that is something I enjoy about it. The master craftsmanship of the cast and crew transports us to a different point of view that you can’t take your eyes off of."

Accolades

References

External links

* 2022 films 2022 drama films Israeli drama films French drama films 2020s Hebrew-language films Films set in Israel Films shot in Israel Films about widowhood Films about death 2022 directorial debut films 2020s French films {{2020s-France-film-stub