Moscow does not Believe in Tears (Vladimir Menshov; 1980)

Published: Dec. 7, 2017, 5:55 a.m.

Jenny Shelton, writer and period drama enthusiast, joins Ally Pitts to review\xa0Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Picture winner for 1980\xa0Moscow does not Believe in Tears, directed by Vladimir Menshov. Apparently, Ronald Reagan watched it a whole bunch of times, but please don't hold that against it.\nExpect SPOILERS from about 13 minutes in until the end.\nCONTENT WARNING: Please be aware that the film depicts a character being rape (mostly off-screen), and that we discuss this incident during the course of the podcast.Moscow does not Believe in Tears\xa0stars\xa0Vera Alentova,\xa0Irina Muravyova,\xa0Raisa Ryazanova, and Aleksei Batalov.\nIf you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser:\xa0www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast\nFind Jenny on Twitter at:\xa0@JennySheltonCam\nWorld Film Locations Moscow, edited by Birgit Beumers:\xa0www.intellectbooks.com/world-film-locations-moscow\nWorld Film Locations series from Intellect Books:\xa0https://www.intellectbooks.com/world-film-locations\nThe show's intro music is\xa0Cold\xa0by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Highly Skilled Migrants.\nYou can find more of their music at:\nhttps://thehighlyskilledmigrants.bandcamp.com/\nOr:\xa0https://open.spotify.com/artist/1cXWmfhuDWyfKfsYADk96F\nIf you'd like to get in touch and tell us what you thought of the film and/or the podcast episode, it would be great to hear from you! Here are some ways you can do that:\nTwitter:\xa0@RussophilesU\nEmail:\xa0russophilesunite@gmail.com\nFacebook:\xa0https://www.facebook.com/groups/russophilesunite\nInstagram:\xa0www.instagram.com/russophiles_unite/\nLetterboxd:\xa0https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/\nSupport the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit at:\xa0https://ko-fi.com/russophilesunite\nFind Ally's other podcast appearances at:\xa0https://www.podchaser.com/creators/alistair-pitts-107ZzmUqmI