Moskva slezam ne verit (1980)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Vladimir Menshov

Writer:

Valentin Chernykh (writer)

Release Date:

11 February 1980 (Soviet Union)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

This is a life story of three girlfriends from youth to autumn ages. Their dreams and wishes, love, disillusions...

Plot Keywords:

Female Bonding | Woman In Love | Russia | Dating | Moscow

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Vera Alentova	...	Katerina Tikhomirova
Irina Muravyova	...	Lyudmila
Aleksey Batalov	...	Gosha
Raisa Ryazanova	...	Antonina
Aleksandr Fatyushin	...	Sergei Gurin
Boris Smorchkov	...	Nikolai
Viktor Uralsky	...	Nikolai's Father
Valentina Ushakova	...	Nikolai's Mother
Yuri Vasilyev	...	Rodion Rachkov
Yevgeniya Khanayeva	...	Rachkov's Mother
Zoya Fyodorova	...	Hostel's Security
Natalya Vavilova	...	Alexandra
Liya Akhedzhakova	...	Olga Pavlovna, Club's Director
Oleg Tabakov	...	Vladimir, Katerina's lover
Vladimir Basov	...	Anton Kruglov

Also Known As:

Москва слезам не верит (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Moscow Distrusts Tears
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (USA)

Runtime:

150 min

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Color:

Color (Sovcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:11 | Australia:PG | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Company:

Mosfilm

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Aleksandra, Aleksandra

a nice movie. Splendid, in one word

This is a tribute to the Soviet era some people in Ukraine still consider to be the best years of their lives.I saw the movie in my child years, but didn't pay much attention to it. Now, when I study film history and techniques, the movie revealed to me some dark sides. "Moskva sliezam nie verit", I guess, tells a story of a humble Soviet woman in pursuit for happiness with a beloved man. This woman does not care about feminism. True love of a man-"stronghold", a man who is ready to comfort her any time she needs--that is what she is searching for in life. The movie shows some cloudy moments in the way to happiness three female friends go along. And the movie ends up where it should--an "island of placid" I watch it in original. Have to say, many phrases from the movie are cited in Ukrainian and Russian-speaking communities these days.