Enemies, A Love Story

1989

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

15
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 54% · 28 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 54% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 2806 2.8K

Plot summary

A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.

Director

Paul Mazursky Photo
Paul Mazursky

Top cast

Arthur Grosser Photo
Arthur Grosser as Doctor
Phil Leeds Photo
Phil Leeds as Pesheles
Paul Mazursky Photo
Paul Mazursky as Leon Tortshiner
Tyrone Benskin Photo
Tyrone Benskin as Cabbie
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1.08 GB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
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1.07 GB
1280*714
English 2.0
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2 GB
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1.99 GB
1920*1072
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by pbalos 7 / 10

Surprisingly good

It's one of those stories that may be better in print or would have more impact on the stage, however this works suprisingly well on film. The superb acting allows it to be both effective as a drama and comedy.For those familiar with NYC in the late 40's, the setting is most believable.It's far from boring, but one must adapt to the slow pace of the movie, which in fact, proves to be an asset.All 'n all; well done. 7/10
Reviewed by lee_eisenberg 7 / 10

One of Paul Mazursky's high points.

I once read about how Paul Mazursky's career as a director has gravitated between very well done ("Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice", "Moscow on the Hudson") and what-was-he-thinking?! ("Scenes from a Mall", "The Flying Pickle"). Well, I can say with certainty that "Enemies: A Love Story" is one of his good ones. Portraying Holocaust survivor Herman Broder (Ron Silver) living in New York in 1949 and suddenly surrounded by three women (his current wife, another married woman, and his first wife whom he believed to be dead), the movie presents an eye-opening situation. It's like a slice-of-life story taken one step further. As the three women, Margaret Sophie Stein, Lena Olin, and Anjelica Huston do a very good job. Definitely worth seeing.
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