Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears Russian translit.Moskva slezam ne verit is a 1979 Soviet film made by Mosfilm. It was written by Valentin Chernykh and directed by Vladimir Menshov. The leading roles were played by Vera Alentova and by Aleksey Batalov. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980.

The film shows Katerina, with tears in her eyes, setting her alarm clock in the dormitory room she shares with her daughter, Alexandra subsequently played as a grown young woman by Natalya Vavilova. The film then takes a 20year leap forward in time. Katerina is shown waking up to the sound of an alarm clock in her own apartment. She is still single, but she has gone from being a down on her luck student to becoming the executive director of a large factory. She has a lover, an older married man named Vladimir Oleg Tabakov, but she leaves him after he shows himself to be cowardly and disrespectful. Despite her successful career, Katerina is unfulfilled and weighed down by a deep sadness. She is still close friends with Lyudmila and Antonina. By this time Sergei has quit playing hockey and become an alcoholic, and Lyudmila has divorced him and is working at a laundry. Antonina is happily married and has three children.One evening, when Katerina is returning home from Antoninas dacha in the countryside on an elektrichka train, she meets a man nicknamed Gosha Aleksey Batalov who flirts with her. She sees his shabby boots and dismisses him, but he persists. Gosha is a toolanddie maker who believes that a woman must not make more money than her husband, so Katerina doesnt tell him about her position. Soon afterward they start seeing each other. As their romance begins, Rudolf unexpectedly reenters Katerinas life when he is assigned to film an interview with her to do a report on her factorys success at exceeding its production quota. He does not recognize his exlover at first, but when he does, he wants to make amends and meet his daughter. Katerina tells him that she does not want to see him again. Nonetheless, Rudolf shows up uninvited at her apartment when Katerina is having dinner with Gosha and Alexandra. Rudolf tells Gosha and Alexandra about the interview, and Gosha finds out that Katerina is a factory director. His pride is hurt not only because of Katerinas high

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