Enemies, A Love Story (1989)
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91% of critics liked it
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51% of users liked it
(1,230 ratings)
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… More 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
- Directed By
- Paul Mazursky
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1989 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 3, 2002
- Studio
- Media Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
A bravura performance by Ron Silver
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Arguably Mazursky's last successful film, this adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer of a Holocaust survivor and the women in his life blends humor and pathos and is extremely well acted by Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston and Lena Olin.
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Cast
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Ron Silver
as Herman
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Anjelica Huston
as Tamara
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Lena Olin
as Masha
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Margaret Sophie Stein
as Yadwiga
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Alan King
as Rabbi Lembeck
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Judith Malina
as Masha's Mother
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Paul Mazursky
as Leon Tortshiner
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Rita Karin
as Mrs. Schreier
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Phil Leeds
as Pesheles
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Elya Baskin
as Yasha Kotik
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Marie-Adele Lemieux
as Baby Masha
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Tyrone Benskin
as Cabbie
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Harvey Berger
as Party Goer
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I.J. Dollinger
as Reb Nissen Yaroslaver
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Norris Domingue
as Party Goer
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Kevin Fenlon
as Desk Clerk
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Arthur Grosser
as Doctor
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Harry Hill
as Party Goer
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Nathaniel Katzman
as Wedding Cantor
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Burney Lieberman
as Yom Kippur Cantor
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Howard Ryshpan
as Onlooker
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Zypora Spaisman
as Sheva Haddas
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Joe Viviani
as Newsstand Vendor
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Mark Robinson
as Snowcone Vendor
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James Rae
as Nazi
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Joe Cazalet
as Nazi
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Shimon Aviel
as Windbag
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Rummy Bishop
as Waiter at Dairy Restaurant
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Henry Bronchtein
as Benny
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Robin Bronfman
as Catskill Woman
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Tommy Canary
as Cotton Candy Man
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Clark Terry
as Beach Acrobat
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Arthur Corber
as Party Goer
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Brian Dooley
as Man on Ladder
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Michael Dunetz
as Customer
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Gayle Garfinkle
as Mrs. Lembeck
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Shelley Goldstein
as Mrs. Regal
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Doris Gramovot
as Yadwiga's Neighbor
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Jacob Greenbaum
as Rabbi at Catskills
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Manal Hassib
as Hooker
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Ilana Linden
as Party Goer
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Shirley Merovitz
as Catskill Woman
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Vera Miller
as Masha's Neighbor
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Mick Muldoon
as Doorman
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Libby Owen
as Cashier
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Bobby Pierson
as Rhumba Instructor
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Wally Roberts
as Barker
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Edward Sebic
as Fitness Instructor
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Rhona Shekter
as Rabbi's Wife
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Sam Sperber
as Violinist
- L.J. Dollinger
