Sorrows of Sarah

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Sorrows of Sarah (1913)

Directed by Aleksandr Arkatov

Drama · 20m

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.

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Cast

T
Tatyana Shornikova Sarah
A
Aleksandr Kheruvimov Sarah's father
P
Praskovya Maksimova Sarah's mother Ivan Mosjoukine Isaak
P
Pavel Knorr Isaak's father
A
Antonina Pozharskaya Isaak's mother Viktor Tourjansky Borukh

Crew

Director
Aleksandr Arkatov
Writer
Vladimir Toddi
Director of Photography
Fyodor Bremer, Władysław Starewicz
Producer
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov

Details

Original title
Горе Сарры
Release date
1913-09-09
Runtime
20m
Genres
Drama
Original language
RU
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
Russia
Production
A. Khanzhonkov and Co.