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Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

Original title: Moskva slezam ne verit
  • 19801980
  • PGPG
  • 2h 30m
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8.1/10
13K
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Aleksey Batalov, Irina Muravyova, and Raisa Ryazanova in Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
This is a life story of three girlfriends from youth to autumn ages. Their dreams and wishes, love, disillusions. Different careers. And big late love.This is a life story of three girlfriends from youth to autumn ages. Their dreams and wishes, love, disillusions. Different careers. And big late love.This is a life story of three girlfriends from youth to autumn ages. Their dreams and wishes, love, disillusions. Different careers. And big late love.
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13K
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  • Director
    • Vladimir Menshov
  • Writers
    • Valentin Chernykh
    • Vladimir Menshov
  • Stars
    • Vera Alentova
    • Aleksey Batalov
    • Irina Muravyova
Top credits
  • Director
    • Vladimir Menshov
  • Writers
    • Valentin Chernykh
    • Vladimir Menshov
  • Stars
    • Vera Alentova
    • Aleksey Batalov
    • Irina Muravyova
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Vera Alentova and Aleksey Batalov in Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
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    Vera Alentova and Raisa Ryazanova in Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
    Irina Muravyova in Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
    Vera Alentova, Aleksey Batalov, and Natalya Vavilova in Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
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    Vera Alentova
    Vera Alentova
    • Katerina 'Katya' Tikhomirovaas Katerina 'Katya' Tikhomirova
    Aleksey Batalov
    Aleksey Batalov
    • Georgiy 'Gosha'as Georgiy 'Gosha'
    Irina Muravyova
    Irina Muravyova
    • Lyudmila Sviridovaas Lyudmila Sviridova
    Aleksandr Fatyushin
    Aleksandr Fatyushin
    • Sergey 'Seryozha' Gurinas Sergey 'Seryozha' Gurin
    Raisa Ryazanova
    Raisa Ryazanova
    • Antonina Buyanovaas Antonina Buyanova
    Boris Smorchkov
    Boris Smorchkov
    • Nikolayas Nikolay
    Yuriy Vasilev
    Yuriy Vasilev
    • Rodion 'Rudolph' Rachkovas Rodion 'Rudolph' Rachkov
    Natalya Vavilova
    Natalya Vavilova
    • Aleksandra - Katerina's Daughteras Aleksandra - Katerina's Daughter
    Oleg Tabakov
    Oleg Tabakov
    • Volodyaas Volodya
    Yevgeniya Khanayeva
    Yevgeniya Khanayeva
    • Rachkov's Motheras Rachkov's Mother
    Valentina Ushakova
    Valentina Ushakova
    • Nikolay's mother, Anna Nikitichnaas Nikolay's mother, Anna Nikitichna
    Viktor Uralskiy
    Viktor Uralskiy
    • Nikolay's father, Mikhail Ivanovichas Nikolay's father, Mikhail Ivanovich
    Zoya Fyodorova
    Zoya Fyodorova
    • Aunt Pashaas Aunt Pasha
    Liya Akhedzhakova
    Liya Akhedzhakova
    • Club director Olga Pavlovnaas Club director Olga Pavlovna
    Tatyana Konyukhova
    Tatyana Konyukhova
    • Selfas Self
    Vladlen Paulus
    Vladlen Paulus
    • Pyotr Lednevas Pyotr Lednev
    • (as V. Paulus)
    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    • Selfas Self
    Georgiy Yumatov
    Georgiy Yumatov
    • Selfas Self
    • Director
      • Vladimir Menshov
    • Writers
      • Valentin Chernykh
      • Vladimir Menshov
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      One of four Russian films ever to win Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The other are War and Peace (1965), Dersu Uzala (1975) and Burnt by the Sun (1994).
    • Goofs
      When Lyudmila and her friend approach the office building she is wearing a pair of white shoes. Once inside the building the shoes color changes to black.
    • Quotes

      Lyudmila Gurina: Don't cry.

      Lyudmila Gurina: You know what Moscow thinks of tears.

      Lyudmila Gurina: We shouldn't be sitting around, we should do something.

    • Connections
      Featured in Love and Doves (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Aleksandra, Aleksandra
      Written by Sergey Nikitin and Dmitry Suharev and Yuri Vizbor
      Performed by Tatyana Nikitina and Sergey Nikitin

    User reviews48

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    10/10
    too much quality to sum up
    Vladimir Menshov's well-balanced 'Moscow does not believe in tears' provides a moving story about human warmth. About fortunes and misfortunes that can befell anyone of us -- enabling us to identify easily.

    This film also is about a very East European female eagerness to hunt after Mr. Right. Pressure is on, for in Communist society failure usually meant a lifelong condemnation to a poor, worried, boring and tiring life in some drab Russian provincial town. With a big possibility that your husband would booze himself up too much.

    No doubt this film's acting makes its strongest feature. Its uninterrupted, breathtaking quality convincingly carries you back some fifty years in time. To Moscow, the capital of the USSR. Although this Communist society has been gone for a long time, 'Moscow does not believe in tears' will easily get you back there.
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    • May 11, 2009

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1980 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Official site
      • Mosfilm [rus]
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Moskva suzama ne veruje
    • Filming locations
      • Moscow, Russia
    • Production companies
      • Mosfilm
      • Vtoroe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $900,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,023
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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