Moscow on the Hudson

Moscow on the Hudson

Vladimir Ivanoff walks into a department store to buy blue jeans, walks out with a girl friend, an immigration lawyer and a buddy. His life and theirs will never be the same again.

1984115 min6.3 / 10

A warm, optimistic comedy-drama about an immigrant's pursuit of the American dream, anchored by genuine human connection and cross-cultural friendship.

A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone playing friend however comes to the decision to defect in the middle of Bloomingdales. He is befriended by the black security guard and falls in love with the Italian immigrant from behind the perfume counter. We follow his life as he works his way through the American dream and tries to find work as a musician.

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