| Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears | |
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| Directed by | Vladimir Menshov |
| Produced by | N/A |
| Written by | Valentin Chernykh |
| Starring | Vera Alentova Irina Muravyova Aleksey Batalov Raisa Ryazanova Oleg Tabakov |
| Music by | Sergei Nikitin |
| Cinematography | Igor Slabnevich |
| Editing by | Yelena Mikhajlova |
| Distributed by | RUSCICO |
| Release date(s) |  1979 8 May 1981 |
| Running time | 140 min. Vladimir Menshov ( Russian Владимир Меньшов (born 17 September 1939) is a Russian Actor and Film director Irina Vadimovna Muravyova (Ири́на Вади́мовна Муравьёва b Aleksey Vladimirovich Batalov is a Russian actor who has been acclaimed for his portrayal of noble and positive characters Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov (Олег Павлович Табаков (born August 17, 1935 in Saratov) is one of the most recognizable Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 |
| Country | Soviet Union ( Russia from 1995) |
| Language | Russian |
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Moscow Does not Believe in Tears (Russian: Москва слезам не верит; Moskva slezam ne verit) is a 1979 Soviet film made by Mosfilm. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Mosfilm ( Russian: Мосфильм məs'fʲɨlʲm is a Film studio, which is often described as the largest and oldest in Russia and in The actual Russian translation of the title is "Moscow Does Not Trust Tears. " It was written by Valentin Chernykh and directed by Vladimir Menshov. Vladimir Menshov ( Russian Владимир Меньшов (born 17 September 1939) is a Russian Actor and Film director The leading roles were played by Menshov's wife Vera Alentova and by Aleksey Batalov. Aleksey Vladimirovich Batalov is a Russian actor who has been acclaimed for his portrayal of noble and positive characters The film won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
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Plot
The movie is set in Moscow from the late 1950s to the late 1970s. Aleksey Vladimirovich Batalov is a Russian actor who has been acclaimed for his portrayal of noble and positive characters Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. It tells a story about three provincial girls who come to Moscow. They are settled in the same room in a dormitory and eventually become friends. Katerina, played by Vera Alentova, strives to earn her degree and also works hard at a factory. At a party she meets a man Rudolf (Yuri Vasilyev) who works as a cameraman for a television channel. He eventually seduces Katerina resulting in her becoming pregnant. Rudolf decides that a marriage is not an option. This leaves Katerina alone with a baby - Rudolf's mother, a member of the Soviet elite, tells her to leave her son alone and offers her money, which Katerina refuses.
The movie shows Katerina with tears in her eyes setting her alarm clock in a dormitory where she just arrived after bearing her daughter, Alexandra (later played by Natalya Vavilova), then takes a 20-year leap forward in time. Katerina is then shown waking up to the sound of an alarm clock in her own apartment. She still hasn't married, but she is now the director of a large factory. She has a lover, an older married man named Volodya (Oleg Tabakov), but she still feels that something is missing in her life.
One evening when Katerina is returning home from her friend's home in the countryside on a train , she meets a man named Gosha (Aleksey Batalov). Soon after they start seeing each other, but an unexpected return of Rudolf seems to ruin everything. Rudolf is part of a news crew that arrives at Ekaterina's factory to do a report on the factory's great production rate. He recognizes his ex-lover and wants to make amends and meet his daughter. Katerina tells him that she is about to get married and doesn't let him call or visit their home. But Rudolf comes against her will when Gosha, Katerina and Alexandra are having dinner. He tells them about the interview, and at that moment Gosha finds out that Katerina is a director and that her salary must be bigger than his own. Being a man that can't let a woman be on top of him in any way, Gosha gets upset and leaves.
For several days he is nowhere to be seen, he doesn't call and doesn't come to Katerina, until at last she and her former dormitory roommates gather in her kitchen and decide that they have to do something. Nikolai (Boris Smorchkov), the husband of Antonina, sets out to find Gosha. He finds him drinking and after getting drunk with him he convinces Gosha to return to Katerina.
The final scene of the movie is set in the kitchen of Katerina's flat. Gosha eats soup, while Katerina watches him with tears in her eyes. Gosha asks "What's wrong?" Katerina replies "I've been looking for you for so long". After a moment of thought Gosha says "Eight days. " Katerina says "No," and repeats, "I've been looking for you for so long. "
Awards and recognition
The film won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980, and was chosen to participate in the International Film Exchange. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The following year, it was awarded the USSR State Prize. The USSR State Prize (Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР was the Soviet Union 's state honour
US President Ronald Reagan watched the film several times prior to his meetings with the President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, in order to gain a better understanding of the "Russian soul". The President of the Soviet Union was the Head of State of the USSR from March 15, 1990 to December 25, 1991. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician
Songs from the movie
- Bésame mucho
- By Sergei Nikitin and Tatyana Nikitina:
- Александра (Alexandra)
- Диалог у новогодней елки (A dialogue by the New Year's tree)
- By Klavdiya Shulzhenko:
- Давай закурим (Davai zakurim / "Lets take a smoke")
External links
- Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears at the Internet Movie Database
- An interview with Vladimir Menshov (Russian)
- Trailer and Screenshots
| Preceded by The Tin Drum |
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1980 |
Succeeded by Mephisto |
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