Enemies, a Love Story (1989)

Ron Silver is a Holocaust survivor, immigrated to post-war New York and trying to balance the three women in his life. These women (his thought to have died in the war first wife, his second wife who saved his life during the war, and his girlfriend who is also a survivor) epitomize the three distinct periods in his life and his unsuccessful attempts to reconcile them into his current self. I’m not sure how I felt about the movie itself, it’s a bit repetitious and unsure of where it wants go. I do know that the performance I thought was the strongest was the one female that was not Oscar nominated, Margaret Sophie Stein as Silver’s dedicated former maid/current wife.

Oscar Nominations: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (2); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium