The Curse of Love

by Jacob Gordin

The production tells the story of a traditional Jewish family in the early twentieth century, trying to adapt to the great changes of the age and to modernity, and facing a series of dramas bound up one way or another with the fate of Berta - a woman superior to those around her in character and intelligence, but vulnerable through her physical disability. The Curse of Love is a story about love and about sacrifice for love, sacrifice that can go as far as giving up life itself. "(...) We invite you to dive into the Sea... of Love. A few of us, artists, are diving into this formidable 'sea'. We are trying to reach the very bottom. What awaits us there? Perhaps an Angel will stroke our forehead, or perhaps the Devil is waiting for us in the darkness of the depths. Either way, we must have the courage to look him in the eye." (Kincses Elemer)

Director: Kincses Elemer
Set and costume design: Clara Labancz

Berta: Monia Pricopi
Samuel Aşkenazi: Cornel Ciupercescu
Ida: Iolanda Covaci / Alina Tomi
Bernard: Marius Călugărița
Sofia: Luana Stoica / Cristina Cîrcei
Nina: Alexandra Fasolă
Șloime Huț: Nicolae Călugărița
Sara Hinde: Mirela Nicolau
Tolie: Veaceslav Grosu / Mihai Prejban
Luis Karșonski: Mircea Dragoman

Genre

Drama

Language

Yiddish (with Romanian surtitles)

Running time

120 minutes (with one interval)

Premiere

10 May 2012

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