Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
by Vladimir Menshov
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Actor: Aleksandr Fatyushin, Aleksey Batalov, Irina Muravyova, Raisa Ryazanova, Vera AlentovaDirector: Vladimir Menshov
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: Russian (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, NTSC, Original recording reissued, Subtitled
Running Time: 150 minutes
Release Date: 2004-02-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Kino Video
Studio: Kino Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Movie Review: Very Interesting
Summary: 5 Stars
This film provides an interesting glimpse into a slice of Russian life from a time gone by. Real life -- no contrived mysteries, exploding helicopters, dancing penguins, etc. typical of today's Hollywood fare. None of us can go back in time and live in the Soviet Union of the 1960s and 1970s, but you CAN view "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" and get a flavor for what life may have been like in Moscow then. I wouldn't call it a 'chick flick' per se, but there is a love story that resonates as genuine. Made by Russians, about Russians, for Russians. If you are at all interested in Russia and Russian culture, this film is a must.Movie Review: What a great movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the most captivating love stories I've ever seen on film. It starts with a young woman (Katya, played by Vera Alentova) reporting to her Worker's Dormitory friends that she has flunked by two points the exam to get into university. It ends with the most incredible sweetness of life.
It is like a French film done by a Russian company (which is what it is). The Moscow we see that does not believe in tears does believe in love, and it is not a Moscow of politics, although some people do call one another "comrade." This is a woman's point of view film (a "chick flick") that transcends any genre cage. It begins slowly, almost painfully dull in a way that will remind the viewer of all the cliches about Russia, the unstylish dress, the worker's paradise that isn't, the sharp contrast between Moscow and the peasants who live outside the city. Katya works in a factory. She works at a drill press. She is obviously underemployed. Lyudmila (Irina Muravyova) works in a bakery. She is probably gainfully employed for the time and place. They are friends, twentysomethings who are on the make for a man, but not a man from the sticks. They pretend to be university post docs or something close to that and they impress some people as they house-sit a beautiful Moscow apartment.
This is how their adult life begins in a sense. Lyudmila falls in love with an athlete; Katya becomes infatuated with a television cameraman. One thing leads to another and before we know it they are forty. Neither relationship worked out. The athlete becomes an alcoholic, the cameraman, in the sway of his mother, believes that Katya is beneath him (once he finds out that she works in a factory). How wrong he is, of course.
But no more of the plot. I won't spoil it. The plot is important. The characterizations are important. The story is like a Russian novel in that it spans lots of time, but once you are engaged you will find that the two and a half hours fly by and you will, perhaps like me, say at the end "What a great movie!"
My hat is off to director Vladimir Menshov and to Valentin Chernykh who wrote the script and to the cast. I've mentioned Vera Alentova and Irina Muravyova, but Aleksey Batlov who played Gosha was also excellent. I don't want to say anymore. Just watch the film. It is one of the best I've ever seen.
Movie Review: will carrie wind up with zhivago or stalin? oops, i must be mixing up my stories ...
Summary: 1 Stars
an insufferable view of life among a claque of ruskie girlfriends from the late 50s to the late 70s. nothing more than "sex & the city" transplanted to moscow in the khruschev and brezhnev eras -- if thats your cup of borscht, more power to you!Movie Review: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie shows the classic of Russian history. People interested in Russian culture should definately watch this movie. The plot of the story is really interesting.Movie Review: Average/below average release by KINO
Summary: 3 Stars
The film requires no introduction, however, the KINO "regular" edition (the special edition is out of print) is a bitter disappointment, moreso for the price it goes by. The subtitles are not optional (hardcoded into the mpeg) - so VERY poor DVD authoring workmanship there! Try to get the SE if possible (supposedly with extra features, and optional, multi-language subtitles.)
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