Based on the novel The Loves of Judith , FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN is an unexpectedly moving drama. I say that because I went into the film expecting a film that was going to be typical historical romance/drama and instead found a film that was full of solid characters and a complexity that made me lean in.
The plot of the film has a woman mourning the death of her mother. In the course of things she finds a letter revealing a part of her family history dating back to 1930’s Palestine. In the course of investigating secrets are revealed.
II am not going to lie. I went into the film half assed. I was coming out of the Tribeca Festival and I was simply going to watch this film and scribble something boiler plate. The trouble was that the film had other ideas. There was more going on then by the numbers filmmaking and I started to lean in. I wanted to see where this was going. I needed to see what the revelations were and how the characters came out on the other side. Meatier than I expected I found myself curling up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn to spend a couple of hours in another time and place.
That may not sound like a deep review of the film, but it actually is. Films should entertain and FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN did that. It made me forget the world. What more can you ask.
I know I could talk about the twists and turns of the plot but this is one of the times where the joy of the film is in taking the ride.
Do yourself a favor don’t read about the film, just buy a ticket and take a chance, I think you will be delighted.
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