In 2001, Jennifer
Lopez and Matthew McConaughey starred in “The Wedding Planner,” a romantic
comedy. Needless to say, this is not to be confused with a newly released
Israeli film called “The Wedding Plan,” which we saw this week.
The film centers on a
32-year-old traditionally observant woman, Michal, who is engaged to be
married. But shortly before the wedding, her fiancé begins acting distant and
finally, when she presses him, admits that he simply does not love her.
Meanwhile, Michal is
determined to continue planning her wedding for the last day of Chanukah, and
sets out to find a groom. She “interviews” numerous clearly inappropriate
candidates, including one who refuses to look at her on the theory that if he
only looks at the woman he marries, she’ll be the most beautiful woman in the
world to him. She even joins a pilgrimage to the Ukraine, where she shares a
brief flirtation with a nonreligious pop star, but it seems clear that there is
no future with him. As the days count down to the end of Chanukah, the
possibility of her marriage seems quite dim. Yet she dons her wedding gown, the
guests arrive, and she sits and waits.
I do not want to give
away the ending here. It is a charming and enjoyable film worth seeing. I only
wish that reading those subtitles were not such a struggle for me!
Speaking of movies,
here is an adorable short video of our little Noah being entertained by his
older siblings.
Love,
Rebecca
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