Enemies, A Love Story (1989)

In a tale of a Holocaust survivor and his romantic entanglements subsequent to the war, Ron Silver stars as the traumatized man, unable to make decisions and genuinely carry on with his life. Both Anjelica Huston and Lena Olin deservedly received Best Supporting Actress nods, yet Polish actress Malgorzata Zajaczkowska (billed as Margaret Sophie Stein) surpasses them both. The script, adapted from an Isaac Bashevis Singer novel, also rated an Academy Award nom, but though filled with good acting, the film fails to engage the audience emotionally. Decent, but should have been better.

**⅝ (out of *****)

©2023 David R. George III

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1989 • 1 HOUR, 59 MINUTES
MORGAN CREEK ENTERTAINMENT

STARRING
• RON SILVER

ALSO STARRING
• ANJELICA HUSTON, LENA OLIN, MALGORZATA ZAJACZKOWSKA, ALAN KING

WRITTEN BY
• ROGER L. SIMON & PAUL MAZURSKY (SCREENPLAY BY)
• ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY)

DIRECTED BY
• PAUL MAZURSKY

1989 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (3)
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: ANJELICA HUSTON (LOST TO BRENDA FRICKER FOR MY LEFT FOOT)
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: LENA OLIN (LOST TO BRENDA FRICKER FOR MY LEFT FOOT)
• BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (LOST TO DRIVING MISS DAISY)