Enemies, a Love Story (1989)
Directed by Paul Mazursky
Genres - Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Tragi-comedy, Romantic Drama |
Release Date - Dec 13, 1989 (USA) |
Run Time - 119 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Ron Silver stars as Herman, a Holocaust survivor who believes that his wife Tamara (Anjelica Huston) perished in the concentration camps. He marries fellow immigrant Yadwiga (Margaret Sophie Stein), whose family sheltered him from the Nazis, and resettles in the Coney Island area of New York. Not all that devoted to Yadwiga, Herman begins an affair with Masha (Lena Olin), who becomes pregnant by him. Reasoning that, since Yadwiga is a gentile, his marriage is not legal in the eyes of his religion, Herman marries Masha as well. The triangle metamorphoses into a quadrangle when Tamara, who was not killed after all, reappears. Olin and Huston were both nominated for Best Supporting Actress Academy Awards.
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Moods
Keywords
survivor, bigamy, extramarital-affair, Holocaust, intellectual, love, romance, self-discovery
Attributes
High Artistic Quality