Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

1980 · 142 min · RU · 7.5 (307 votes)
Dir. Vladimir Menshov · Starring Vera Alentova, Aleksey Batalov, Irina Muravyova, Aleksandr Fatyushin, Raisa Ryazanova, Boris Smorchkov · Music Sergey Nikitin

“The Funniest, Tenderest Love Story of the Year.”

DramaComedyRomance

Living together in a workers' dorm, Katerina and her friends are determined to make it in Moscow. But when a boorish cameraman forces himself on her, Katerina finds herself pregnant and alone as her friends move on. Twenty years later, Katerina is a factory director, outpacing her old roommates career-wise, yet still alone but for her daughter. Love seems possible again when she meets a genial mechanic.

VIBE

A sweeping, decades-spanning saga of women navigating love, career, and life's unexpected turns. It feels like a warm, yet poignant, embrace, celebrating resilience and the enduring search for happiness against the backdrop of societal change.

hopefulmelancholicempoweringwistfulsteadysocial realismcharacter-drivenSoviet cinemaloveambitionresilienceaging
young lovemoscow, russia