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Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears poster
Original title
Москва слезам не верит
Directed by
Vladimir Menshov
Genre
comedy drama, romance film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
U
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 285 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three young women move to Moscow in the 1950s to find love and success. The story follows their lives over two decades as they face disappointments and joys.

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What happens

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (Russian: Москва слезам не верит, romanized: Moskva slezam ne verit) is a 1980 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film made by Mosfilm. It was written by Valentin Chernykh and directed by Vladimir Menshov. The leading roles were played by Vera Alentova and Aleksey Batalov. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981, the one of three Soviet films to win such an award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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