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Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

1980 · Movie · 140 min

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What it is

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears 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, one of three Soviet films to win the award.

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Genres
Romance / Comedy / Drama
Original language
Russian

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