- Actors: Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska, Alan King
- Directors: Paul Mazursky
- Writers: Paul Mazursky, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Roger L. Simon
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Release Date: Sep 3 2002
- Run Time: 119 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000696I7
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Herman Broder (Ron Silver) is a Holocaust survivor in postwar New York, wed out of gratitude to the peasant woman who hid him from the Nazis. He carries on a mad affair with a concentration camp survivor (Lena Olin), only to find out that the snappish wife (Anjelica Huston) he thought had died in the war is miraculously alive.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie. Lousy soundtrack remaster. Disappointing!!,
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This review is from: "Enemies, A Love Story (Widescreen) " (DVD)
I have to concur with another posted review. Played a rented DVD on my home 2-speaker system. The Dolby 5.1 soundtrack is flat, muffled, and during several outdoor scenes, features a digital "howling" harmonic from background sound FX (street traffic, maybe?). It made the film difficult to listen to, and disappointing. The laserdisc release featured "Dolby Surround" audio (now called Dolby 2.0), which would indicate that someone messed this new release up in the transfer. Shameful.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Enemies : A Warner Bros. Ripoff,
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This review is from: "Enemies, A Love Story (Widescreen) " (DVD)
I don't know about anyone else but I bought this dvd having seen it when it was first in theatres and remember it being enjoyable. The story of a Jewish immigrant in New York who finds himself either married or invovled with three different women at the same time. So far so good but here's where my problem comes in. I put in the dvd ready to enjoy myself and I couldn't hear what was going on. The sound quality on this pressing was TERRIBLE! The music and dialogue kept going in and out and was muffled so bad that I didn't even get a chance to see 10 minutes of the movie. It says it was in dolby digital stereo and I have a surround sound system and I still couldn't hear without turning the volume way up and it still was muffled. I returned the movie and didn't bother getting another fearing they were all pressed the same way. Did anyone else run into this problem or did I just get a bad copy...
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2.9 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews) 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Making the Best of an Awful Situation,
By David Thomson "Second Rate Eric Hoffer Imitator" - Published on Amazon.com
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Life is not always fair. One must often play the cards they are dealt. The Nazis severely damaged the stable relationships of many European Jews. Herman Broder (Ron Silver) has emigrated to New York. His wife (Anjelica Huston) is presumed dead and he feels an obligation to serve as a husband to the woman (Margaret Sophie Stein) who previously was the family housekeeper. She is attractive enough and well meaning, but dumber than the proverbial door nail. Herman is also having a passionate affair with a woman who hasn't quite divorced her own husband. Can things get any more complicated? The answer to this question is a resounding yes. It turns out the original wife is still among the living. What can be done? Somebody is obviously going to get hurt. Who will it be? A saintly man would be desperate to find a morally and pragmatic solution---and Herman is not even close to being a saint. Might he wish to get advice from his rabbi (Alan King)? This particular religious leader, sadly, is not exactly a paragon of virtue. He is only a step away from being a total rogue. Alas, Herman inevitably seems doomed to make matters even worse. Isaac Bashevis Singer's story is filled with much humor and pathos. The well known post 9/11 blogger Roger L. Simon wrote the Academy Award nominated screen play. This movie should be on your must see list.David Thomson Flares into Darkness 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
grief, love, forgiveness,
By Karen Sampson Hudson "Karen Sampson Hudson" - Published on Amazon.com
I saw this movie after reading Steven Pinker's non-fiction book on socio-biology, "The Blank Slate." Pinker recommended this movie based on a tale by Isaac Bashevis Singer, for its study of the human condition, ripe with irony, seasoned with despair, love and forgiveness.The casting is excellent, and the acting is first-rate from beginning to end. Male viewers will wonder how Herman Broder gets so lucky, having three different but highly appealing women in love with him. Tidily, the three women are from three boroughs of New York City, a typical Singer touch, and the movie includes a scene where Broder stands at the subway entrances deciding which direction to take. Highly recommended. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
4-Star Film, 2-Star Sound Transfer,
By ArrivederciBaby - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: "Enemies, A Love Story (Widescreen) " (DVD)
As previous reviewers have stated, someone screwed up big-time with the sound mix on this DVD. If you're lucky, you can catch about every third line of dialogue - a real shame in the case of this darkly witty, Oscar-nominated film. Picture quality is absolutely gorgeous, which makes the sound muddle even more frustrating. (Unbelievable that no one involved has demanded a reissue in all the years since this DVD release.) Still, this wonderful film is worth the struggle - even if you have to resort to turning on the subtitles.
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