Sorrows of Sarah (1913)
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.
Director: Aleksandr Arkatov
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Tatyana Shornikova as Sarah |
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Aleksandr Kheruvimov as Sarah's father |
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Praskovya Maksimova as Sarah's mother |
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Ivan Mosjoukine as Isaak |
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Pavel Knorr as Isaak's father |
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Antonina Pozharskaya as Isaak's mother |
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Viktor Tourjansky as Borukh |
| Directing | Aleksandr Arkatov | Director |
| Production | Aleksandr Khanzhonkov | Producer |
| Art | Boris Mikhin | Production Design |
| Writing | Vladimir Toddi | Writer |
| Camera | Fyodor Bremer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Władysław Starewicz | Director of Photography |
