Sorrows of Sarah
This film captures a stage production at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, accompanied by the choir of Moscow Synagogue. Brothers Isaak and Borukh are both in love with Sarra, but Sarra chooses Isaac and they got married. However, Sarra could not conceive for ten years, and their Rabbi tells them that according to Jewish law, they must divorce. Isaak's parents push him to sign the divorce paper, then their Rabbi drops the divorce paper to Sarra's feet. She tells Isaac about her grief, and Isaak commits suicide. Soon after-wards, Sore realizes that she is pregnant, but she is now single.
Directed by Aleksandr Arkatov · Written by Vladimir Toddi
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Cast
- Tatyana Shornikova Sarah
- Aleksandr Kheruvimov Sarah's father
- Praskovya Maksimova Sarah's mother
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Ivan Mosjoukine Isaak - Pavel Knorr Isaak's father
- Antonina Pozharskaya Isaak's mother
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Viktor Tourjansky Borukh
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57m together
Sorrows of Sarah
God of Vengeance
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