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Sorrows of Sarah

1913 20 minutes
53/100

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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

9th September 1913

112 years ago

Runtime

20 minutes

Finishes at 1:12am

Ratings and awards

  • IMDB Logo

    5.5/10

  • TMDb Logo

    50%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    53%

Directed by

Aleksandr Arkatov

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Written by

Vladimir Toddi

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