Enemies: A Love Story (1989)
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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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston, (more)
- Director(s):
- Paul Mazursky
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Enemies: A Love Story
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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 120 mins
Complete Cast of Enemies: A Love Story
- Ron Silver - Herman
- Lena Olin - Masha
- Alan King - Rabbi Lembeck
- Judith Malina - Masha's Mother
- Phil Leeds - Pesheles
- Marie-Adele Lemieux - Baby Masha
- James Rae - Nazi
- Kevin Fenlon - Desk Clerk
- Michael Dunetz - Customer
- I.J. Dollinger - Reb Nissen Yaroslaver
- Joe Cazalet - Nazi
- Harry Hill - Party Goer
- Jacob Greenbaum - Rabbi at Catskills
- Ilana Linden - Party Goer
- Burney Lieberman - Yom Kippur Cantor
- Rhona Shekter - Rabbi's Wife
- Gayle Garfinkle - Mrs. Lembeck
- Sam Sperber - Violinist
- Tyrone Benskin - Cabbie
- Tommy Canary - Cotton Candy Man
- Howard Ryshpan - Onlooker
- Shirley Merovitz - Catskill Woman
- Nathaniel Katzman - Wedding Cantor
- Zypora Spaisman - Sheva Haddas
- Joe Viviani - Newsstand Vendor
- Anjelica Huston - Tamara
- Margaret Sophie Stein - Yadwiga
- Paul Mazursky - Leon Tortshiner
- Rita Karin - Mrs. Schreier
- Elya Baskin - Yasha Kotik
- Bobby Pierson - Rhumba Instructor
- Shimon Aviel - Windbag
- Edward Sebic - Fitness Instructor
- Robin Bronfman - Catskill Woman
- Mick Muldoon - Doorman
- Manal Hassib - Hooker
- Arthur Corber - Party Goer
- Libby Owen - Cashier
- Terry Clark - Beach Acrobat
- Harvey Berger - Party Goer
- Brian Dooley - Man on Ladder
- Henry Bronchtein - Benny
- Arthur Grosser - Doctor
- Vera Miller - Masha's Neighbor
- Rummy Bishop - Waiter at Dairy Restaurant
- Norris Domingue - Party Goer
- Shelley Goldstein - Mrs. Regal
- Mark Robinson - Snowcone Vendor
- Wally Roberts - Barker
- Doris Gramovot - Yadwiga's Neighbor
- Director(s):
- Paul Mazursky
- Writer(s):
- Paul Mazursky, Roger Simon, Andrew Bergman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Nudity, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Adult Language, Sexual Situations)
- 1989 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actress
- 1989 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Director
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