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








