A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
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Title: Enemies, A Love Story (1989)
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| Ron Silver | ... | Herman | |
| Anjelica Huston | ... | Tamara | |
| Lena Olin | ... | Masha | |
| Malgorzata Zajaczkowska | ... | Yadwiga (as Margaret Sophie Stein) | |
| Alan King | ... | Rabbi Lembeck | |
| Judith Malina | ... | Masha's Mother | |
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Rita Karin | ... | Mrs. Schreier |
| Phil Leeds | ... | Pesheles | |
| Elya Baskin | ... | Yasha Kobik | |
| Paul Mazursky | ... | Leon Tortshiner | |
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L.J. Dollinger | ... | Reb Nissen Yaroslaver |
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Zypora Spaisman | ... | Sheva Haddas |
| Arthur Grosser | ... | Doctor | |
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Burney Lieberman | ... | Yom Kippur Cantor |
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Nathaniel Katzman | ... | Wedding Cantor |
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Set in 1949 New York, a Holocaust survivor who makes a living as a ghostwriter for a Jewish rabbi, finds himself involved with three women - his current wife, a passionate affair with a married woman, and his long-vanished wife whom he thought was killed during the war and suddenly reappears. The film concentrates on the views of the Jewish survivors, who no longer abide by religious morales and question a God who could let the Holocaust occur. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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jewish | holocaust survivor | pregnancy | post world war two | polygamist |Parents Guide:
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Composed by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Performed by Juanita Hall
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Anjelica Huston and Lena Olin were both nominated to Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress. In the end, the Oscar went to Brenda Fricker for "My Left Foot". Paul Mazursky and Roger L. Simon were also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. The Oscar went to Alfred Uhry for "Driving Miss Daisy". See more »Connections
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Happy TalkComposed by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Performed by Juanita Hall
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13 December 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$9,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$63,636, 17 December 1989Gross USA:
$7,754,571Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$7,754,571Company Credits
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This story is quite a complicated one for just one man who is passively following his path along the way with 3 different woman. But I don't see it just as a comedy because of something from the past which is haunting him and might explain his attitude. Actors are all playing a very good part of this movie.