Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
“The Funniest, Tenderest Love Story of the Year.”
1980•2h 22m•7.6•Released
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.
Director
Vladimir Menshov
Writer
Valentin Chernykh
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$3M
Languages
Russian
Studio
Mosfilm
Cast
Vera Alentova
Katerina
Aleksey Batalov
Gosha
Irina Muravyova
Lyudmila
Aleksandr Fatyushin
Gurin
Raisa Ryazanova
Antonina
Boris Smorchkov
Nikolay
Yuri Vasilyev
Rachkov
Natalya Vavilova
Aleksandra
Oleg Tabakov
Volodya
Yevgeniya Khanayeva
Rachkov's mother
Valentina Ushakova
Nikolay's mother
Viktor Uralsky
Nikolay's father
Zoya Fyodorova
watchwoman
Liya Akhedzhakova
club director
Tatyana Konyukhova
self
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