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.
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Cast
Ron Silver
as Herman Broder
as Herman Broder
Anjelica Huston
as Tamara Broder
as Tamara Broder
Lena Olin
as Masha
as Masha
Margaret Sophie Stein
as Yadwiga
as Yadwiga
Alan King
as Rabbi Lembeck
as Rabbi Lembeck
Judith Malina
as Masha's Mother
as Masha's Mother
Rita Karin
as Mrs. Schreier
as Mrs. Schreier
Phil Leeds
as Pesheles
as Pesheles
Elya Baskin
as Yasha Kotik
as Yasha Kotik
Paul Mazursky
as Leon Tortshiner
as Leon Tortshiner
I.J. Dollinger
as Reb Nissen Yaroslaver
as Reb Nissen Yaroslaver
Zypora Spaisman
as Sheva Haddas
as Sheva Haddas
Arthur Grosser
as Doctor
as Doctor
Burney Lieberman
as Yom Kippur Cantor
as Yom Kippur Cantor
Nathaniel Katzman
as Wedding Cantor
as Wedding Cantor
Gayle Garfinkle
as Mrs. Lembeck
as Mrs. Lembeck
Shelley Goldstein
as Mrs. Regal
as Mrs. Regal
Henry Bronchtein
as Benny
as Benny
Howard Rushpan
as Onlooker
as Onlooker
Doris Gramovot
as Yadwiga's Neighbor
as Yadwiga's Neighbor
Howard Ryshpan
as Onlooker
as Onlooker
Vera Miller
as Masha's Neighbor
as Masha's Neighbor
Shimon Aviel
as Windbag
as Windbag
Jacob Greenbaum
as Rabbi at Catskills
as Rabbi at Catskills
Rhona Shekter
as Rabbi's Wife
as Rabbi's Wife
Bobby Pierson
as Rhumba Instructor
as Rhumba Instructor
Edward Sebic
as Fitness Instructor
as Fitness Instructor
Tyrone Benskin
as Cabbie
as Cabbie
Rummy Bishop
as Waiter at Dairy Restaurant
as Waiter at Dairy Restaurant
Brian Dooley
as Man on Ladder
as Man on Ladder
Kevin Fenlon
as Desk Clerk
as Desk Clerk
Manal Hassib
as Hooker
as Hooker
Libby Owen
as Cashier
as Cashier
Sam Sperber
as Violinist
as Violinist
Tommy Canary
as Cotton Candy Man
as Cotton Candy Man
Clark Terry
as Beach Acrobat
as Beach Acrobat
Wally Roberts
as Barker
as Barker
Mark Robinson
as Snowcone Vendor
as Snowcone Vendor
Joe Viviani
as Newsstand Vendor
as Newsstand Vendor
Michael Dunetz
as Customer
as Customer
Robin Bronfman
as Catskill Woman
as Catskill Woman
Shirley Merovitz
as Catskill Woman
as Catskill Woman
Marie-Adele Lemieux
as Baby Masha
as Baby Masha
Mick Muldoon
as Doorman
as Doorman
Harvey Berger
as Party Goer
as Party Goer
Arthur Corber
as Party Goer
as Party Goer
Norris Domingue
as Party Goer
as Party Goer
Harry Hill
as Party Goer
as Party Goer
Ilana Linden
as Party Goer
as Party Goer
James Rae
as Nazi
as Nazi
Joe Cazalet
as Nazi
as Nazi
Critic Reviews for Enemies, a Love Story
All Critics (11) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (1) | DVD (3)
A bravura performance by Ron Silver
February 3, 2009 | Rating: 3/5
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.
July 1, 2005 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Enemies, a Love Story
½
Not something to necessarily bring joy on a Saturday night but a good effort nonetheless.
John Ballantine
Super Reviewer
Enemies, a Love Story Quotes
| Yadwiga: | Herman, I'm pregnant |
| Yadwiga: | Herman, I'm pregnant. |