---
title: 'To Take a Wife (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ronit Elkabetz'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Israel'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/to-take-a-wife-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426279/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# To Take a Wife (2004)

2004 · 97 min · Drama · Israel, France

Original title: ולקחת לך אישה

## Synopsis

To Take a Wife is a 2004 drama film. It is the directorial debut of veteran actress Ronit Elkabetz, who also stars in the film and was nominated for an Ophir Award for her performance. The film, a joint Israeli-French production, marks the debut of both directors, who were siblings, and serves as a kind of shared autobiography.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ronit Elkabetz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronit-elkabetz), [Shlomi Elkabetz](https://cinepixo.com/people/shlomi-elkabetz)
- **Screenplay:** [Ronit Elkabetz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronit-elkabetz), [Shlomi Elkabetz](https://cinepixo.com/people/shlomi-elkabetz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michel Korb](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-korb)
- **Producer:** [Marek Rozenbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/marek-rozenbaum)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yaron Scharf](https://cinepixo.com/people/yaron-scharf)
- **Editor:** [Joëlle Alexis](https://cinepixo.com/people/joelle-alexis)

## Cast

- [Albert Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-cohen)
- [Simon Abkarian](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-abkarian)
- [Ronit Elkabetz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronit-elkabetz)
- [Gilbert Melki](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-melki)

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