![]() It seems Khonen was the son of Nissin, a former colleague and friend to whose future son Sender had once promised his daughter. The desperate Sender brings Leah to Rabbi Azriel (Ron Leibman), a Hasidic sage, to drive out the dybbuk, only to find himself under judgment. ![]() He pays with his life, falling dead in the synagogue only to return as a dybbuk, a spirit that takes possession of Leah’s body. When Sender announces he’s finally settled on a husband for Leah, Khonen turns to dark spiritual forces to thwart the union. The story concerns the marriage of Leah (Marin Hinkle), the daughter of the rich Sender (Robert Dorfman), who’s broken off negotiations with three prospective husbands due to his displeasure with the financial terms.The poor Yeshiva student Khonen ( Michael Stuhlbarg) is driven by a fanatical love for Leah that she secretly reciprocates. ![]() With the exception of some pronounced references to its 19th century setting and haunting allusions to the Holocaust, Kushner honors the original text by hewing closely to its cadenced dialogue and weird spirit. ![]()
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