Film

Sorrows of Sarah

1913 · 20m · Drama

IMDb

6.2

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.

Tatyana Shornikova

Sarah

Aleksandr Kheruvimov

Sarah's father

Praskovya Maksimova

Sarah's mother

Ivan Mosjoukine

Isaak

Pavel Knorr

Isaak's father

Antonina Pozharskaya

Isaak's mother

Viktor Tourjansky

Borukh

• Aleksandr ArkatovDirector
• Vladimir ToddiWriter
• Aleksandr KhanzhonkovProducer
• Fyodor BremerDirector of Photography
• Władysław StarewiczDirector of Photography

Release date

September 9, 1913

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

20m

Genres

Drama

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