Enemies, a Love Story Movie Review 1989

A wonderfully resonant, subtle tragedy based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer. A post-Holocaust Jew, living in Coney Island, can't choose between three women--his current wife (who hid him during the war), his tempestuous lover, and his reappearing pre-war wife he presumed dead. A hilarious, confident tale told with grace and patience.

Distribution

Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, MI 48084, Phone: (248)816-0909, Toll-free: 800-786-8777, Fax: (248)816-3335, URL: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com

Available on VHS
Running time 119 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Judaism, Sex & Sexuality, Tragedy, The Holocaust, Marriage, Immigration, Rabbi

Screenplay

Paul Mazursky

Cast

Ron Silver, Lena Olin, Anjelica Huston, Margaret Sophie Stein, Paul Mazursky, Alan King, Judith Malina, Rita Karin, Phil Leeds, Elya Baskin, Marie-Adele Lemieux

Cinematography

Fred Murphy

Director

Paul Mazursky

Music

Maurice Jarre

Producer

20th Century-Fox, Morgan Creek Productions

Awards

N.Y. Film Critics 1989: Director (Mazursky), Support. Actress (Olin); Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1989: Support. Actress (Huston).