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Sorrows of Sarah (1913) | Slate

Sorrows of Sarah

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Rated 5.8 on TMDB

Sorrows of Sarah

Горе Сарры

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.

Released: 1913
Runtime: 20m
Genres: Drama
Country: Russia

Direction and writing

Aleksandr ArkatovDirector

Vladimir ToddiWriter

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Cast

Tatyana ShornikovaSarah
Aleksandr KheruvimovSarah's father
Praskovya Maksimova

Sarah's mother

Ivan MosjoukineIsaak
Pavel KnorrIsaak's father
Antonina PozharskayaIsaak's mother
Viktor TourjanskyBorukh

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