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Sorrows of Sarah (1913)

Sorrows of Sarah (1913)

Drama
Release Date: 1913, September 9
Directors: Aleksandr Arkatov
Countries: Russia
Production: A. Khanzhonkov and Co.
Cast: Ivan Mosjoukine, Pavel Knorr, Praskovya Maksimova, Aleksandr Kheruvimov, Tatyana Shornikova, Antonina Pozharskaya

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

jewish life