A Price Above Rubies (1998) *

According to the Bible, "a woman of fortitude... her price is far above rubies". Sonia (Zellwegger), a wife of a Hassidic scholar, knows a lot about the price of rubies and other gems, but her fortitude is severely tested when she's cast out of her community for adultery. Not surprisingly, this rather boring film was condemned by Hassidic Jews for presenting them in a harshly negative light. Call it a Passover present from Miramax's Weinstein brothers, who three years ago gave "Priest" to Catholics for Eastern.