Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

1980 · 2h38 · Film

Directed by Vladimir Menshov

Starring Vera Alentova, Aleksey Batalov, Irina Muravyova, Aleksandr Fatyushin, Raisa Ryazanova, Boris Smorchkov, Yuri Vasilyev, Natalya Vavilova, Oleg Tabakov, Yevgeniya Khanayeva

Ideal when you feel… Romantic Happy Angry

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.

Updated August 14, 2026

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