Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
Moskva slezam ne verit (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 2h 30min
- Comedy, Drama
- 11 Feb 1980 (Soviet Union)
- Movie
Three young provincial women come to Moscow in search of what people in all the capitals of the world are looking for - love, happiness and prosperity. Their destinies develop exactly as the character of each of the girls suggests.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
Vera Alentova | ... |
Katerina 'Katya' Tikhomirova
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Aleksey Batalov | ... |
Georgiy 'Gosha'
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Irina Muravyova | ... |
Lyudmila Sviridova
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Aleksandr Fatyushin | ... |
Sergey 'Seryozha' Gurin
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Raisa Ryazanova | ... |
Antonina Buyanova
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Boris Smorchkov | ... |
Nikolay
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Yuriy Vasilev | ... |
Rodion 'Rudolph' Rachkov
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Natalya Vavilova | ... |
Aleksandra - Katerina's Daughter
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Oleg Tabakov | ... |
Volodya
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Yevgeniya Khanayeva | ... |
Rachkov's Mother
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Valentina Ushakova | ... |
Nikolay's mother, Anna Nikitichna
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Viktor Uralskiy | ... |
Nikolay's father, Mikhail Ivanovich
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Zoya Fyodorova | ... |
Aunt Pasha
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Liya Akhedzhakova | ... |
Club director Olga Pavlovna
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Tatyana Konyukhova | ... |
Self
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Vladlen Paulus | ... |
Pyotr Lednev
(as V. Paulus)
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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy | ... |
Self
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Georgiy Yumatov | ... |
Self
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Leonid Kharitonov | ... |
Self
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Pavel Rudakov | ... |
Self
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Veniamin Nechaev | ... |
Self
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Boris Andreyev | ... |
Domino Player
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Larisa Barabanova | ... |
Bakery worker
(as L. Barabanova)
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Garri Bardin | ... |
Chief chemical plant engineer
(as G. Bardin)
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Vladimir Basov | ... |
Anton Kruglov
(as V. Basov)
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Irina Berezina | ... |
Irochka
(as I. Berezina)
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Mikhail Bocharov | ... |
Boris Aleksandrovich
(as M. Bocharov)
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Aleksandr Borodyanskiy | ... |
Gosha's friend
(as A. Borodyanskiy)
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Anatoli Chebotaryov | ... |
Anatoliy Grigoryevich
(as A. Cheboraryov)
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Larisa Danilina | ... |
Bride
(as L. Danilina)
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Aleksandra Danilova | ... |
Gosha's neighbor
(as A. Danilova)
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Aleksandra Denisova | ... |
Gosha's neighbor
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Galina Dobrovolskaya | ... |
Bakery worker
(as G. Dobrovolskaya)
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Aleksei Drozdov | ... |
Domino Player
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Vladimir Firsov | ... |
Bypasser
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I. Godlevskiy | ... |
posetitel «Leninki»
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Vladimir Gusev | ... |
General
(as V. Gusev)
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Mikhail Kalinkin | ... |
Wedding guest
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Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya | ... |
Hospital nurse
(as L. Kalyuzhnaya)
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Andrey Kartashov | ... |
Film Crew Member
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Ivetta Kiselyova | ... |
Margarita
(as I. Kiselyova)
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Yuriy Koblov | ... |
Gena
(as Yu. Koblov)
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Roman Kopeykin | ... |
Hooligan
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Muza Krepkogorskaya | ... |
General's wife
(as M. Krepkogorskaya)
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Nikolay Kuznetsov | ... |
Nikolay Vasilyevich
(as N. Kuznetsov)
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Viktor Lazarev | ... |
Old man in elevator
(as V. Lazarev)
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Vladislav Matveyev | ... |
Vitya Rachkov
(as Slava Matveyev)
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Vladimir Menshov | ... |
Gosha's friend
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Viktor Neznanov | ... |
Poet
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Sergey Nikitin | ... |
Vocal (voice)
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Tatyana Nikitina | ... |
Vocal (voice)
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Aleksandr Novikov | ... |
Plasterer
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Eduard Ozeryanskiy | ... |
Self
(as E. Ozeryansky)
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Yuriy Perov | ... |
Perov, PhD
(as Yu. Perov)
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Aleksandr Petrov | ... |
Trade Union Head
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Dmitri Popov | ... |
Gena
(as D. Popov)
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Yuriy Potyomkin | ... |
Admirer
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Aleksandr Pyatkov | ... |
Accordionist at Wedding
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Galina Samokhina | ... |
Store Customer
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Natalia Sanko | ... |
Katerina's co-worker
(as N. Sanko)
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Nina Savishcheva | ... |
Marina
(as N. Savishcheva)
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Raisa Sazonova | ... |
Hostel Neighbour
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Vladislav Serdyuk | ... |
Pub Visitor
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Aleksey Shubin | ... |
Antonina and Nikolay's Son
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Mikhail Shubin | ... |
Antonina and Nikolay's Son
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Taysiya Shutova | ... |
Bride
(as T. Shchutova)
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Alfred Solyanov | ... |
Gosha's friend
(as A. Solyanov)
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Lyudmila Stoyanova | ... |
Lyudochka
(as L. Stoyanova)
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Nikolay Styrov | ... |
Hooligan
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Igor Surovtsev | ... |
Wedding Guest
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Ivan Turchenkov | ... |
Shorty at Pub
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Elena Volskaya | ... |
Skyscraper watchman
(as Ye.. Volskaya)
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Andrei Voznesensky | ... |
Self
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Inna Vykhodtseva | ... |
Television director
(as I. Vikhodtseva)
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Gennadiy Yalovich | ... |
Dima
(as G. Yalovich)
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Yuriy Zayev | ... |
Wedding Guest
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Aleksandr Zhiltsov | ... |
Nikita, Aleksandr's friend
(as A. Zhiltsov)
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Tatyana Zhukova-Kirtbaya | ... |
Polina
(as T. Zhukova)
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Mikhail Zimin | ... |
Professor Tikhomirov
(as M. Zimin)
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Directed by
Vladimir Menshov |
Written by
Valentin Chernykh | ... | () |
Vladimir Menshov | ... | () |
Music by
Sergey Nikitin |
Cinematography by
Igor Slabnevich |
Editing by
Yelena Mikhaylova | ... | (as Ye. Mikhaylova) |
Production Design by
Said Menyalshchikov |
Costume Design by
Zhanna Melkonyan | ... | (as Zh. Melkonyan) |
Makeup Department
P. Kuzmina | ... | makeup artist (as P. Kuzminoi) |
Production Management
Vitali Boguslavsky | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vladimir Kuchinsky | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Mark Bronshteyn | ... | sound (as Mikhail Broshtein) |
Special Effects by
Oksana Kazakova | ... | special effects artist (as O. Kazakova) |
Yuri Potapov | ... | special effects camera |
Camera and Electrical Department
Igor Bek | ... | camera operator (as I. Bek) |
Anatoli Dzhirkvelov | ... | camera operator (as A. Dzhirkvelov) |
Music Department
Emin Khachaturyan | ... | conductor (as E. Khachaturyan) |
Yuriy Levitanskiy | ... | lyricist |
Dmitriy Sukharyov | ... | lyrics (as D. Sukharov) |
Yuriy Vizbor | ... | lyrics (as V. Vizbor) |
Script and Continuity Department
Lyudmila Tsitsina | ... | script supervisor (as L. Tsytsina) |
Additional Crew
V. Zamishlyaev | ... | consultant |
O. Zholondkovsky | ... | consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Mosfilm (1980) (Soviet Union) (theatrical)
- Films Cosmos, Les (1981) (France) (theatrical)
- International Film Exchange (IFEX) (1981) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Kosmos-Filmi (1981) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Darelcine (1982) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Progress Film-Verleih (1982) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1982) (France) (theatrical) (as Les Artistes Associés)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1984) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Central Television USSR (1986) (Soviet Union) (tv)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- RUSCICO (2004) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Icestorm Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (1980) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Cine Filmes (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Consorzio Italiano Distributori Indipendenti Film (CIDIF) (1981) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Toei Universe Film (1982) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Empresa Hispanoamericana de Video (EHV) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Finnkino (Finland) (video)
- Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- IVC (1998) (Japan) (DVD)
- Kinovideoobedinenie "Krupniy Plan" (Russia) (VHS)
- NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv)
- Sovexportfilm (1980) (World-wide) (sales representative)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Studios Filmexport (French subtitles by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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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Taglines | The Funniest, Tenderest Love Story of the Year See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Budget | $900,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
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). See more » |
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. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Love and Doves (1985). See more » |
Soundtracks | Aleksandra, Aleksandra See more » |
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. See more » |