Enemies, a Love Story

1989 Drama

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.

Director: Paul Mazursky

Starring: Ron Silver,Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin, Margaret Sophie Stein

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Awards

  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    Academy Awards (1990)

     
  • Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama

    Casting Society of America (1990)

     
  • Best Supporting Actress

    Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1990)

  • Best Supporting Actress

    Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1989)

  • Best Supporting Actress

    National Society of Film Critics Awards (1990)