FOR THE LOVE OF A
WOMAN
Set across two eras, For the Love of a Woman intertwines a
gripping historical mystery with a haunting love story. In 1970s Israel, Esther
(Mili Avital), an American woman
burdened by the recent death of her mother, receives a letter that sets her on
a journey to uncover a hidden chapter of her family’s past. With the guidance
of Zayde, a university professor with secrets of his own, she seeks to unravel
the mystery of a woman who once lived in Palestine in the 1930s.
That woman is Yehudit (Ana
Ularu, in a captivating performance), whose arrival in a village decades
earlier transformed the lives of three men—a grieving widower, a dream-filled
farmer, and a shrewd cattle trader. Their playful yet tragic entanglements
ripple forward through time, culminating in revelations that forever alter
Esther’s understanding of love, loss, and legacy. Based on the beloved novel by
Meir Shalev, "The Loves of Judith," and weaving together past and
present, For the Love of a Woman captures both the intimate
fragility of desire and the enduring weight of history, culminating in a
revelation as poignant as it is unexpected. (Italy, 2025, 117 mins, English | Dir. Guido Chiesa)
