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Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1989

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

Movie details

Enemies, a Love Story

“The war was over. But can there ever be peace for a man with three wives?”

1989 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 59m

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6.2 / 10

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

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Paul Mazursky

Written by

Paul Mazursky · Roger L. Simon

Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Herman Broder

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Tamara Broder

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Masha

Małgorzata Zajączkowska

Małgorzata Zajączkowska

Yadwiga

Alan King

Alan King

Rabbi Lembeck

Judith Malina

Judith Malina

Masha's Mother

Rita Karin

Rita Karin

Mrs. Schreier

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Put Enemies, a Love Story on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.