Movie Details
Cast & Crew
A
Aleksandr Arkatov
Director
A
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Producer
B
Boris Mikhin
Production Design
V
Vladimir Toddi
Writer
F
Fyodor Bremer
Director of Photography
Sorrows of Sarah
Audience Score
DirectorAleksandr Arkatov
WriterVladimir Toddi
20 minDrama
Plot
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.
