Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

The Funniest, Tenderest Love Story of the Year.

Directed by Vladimir Menshov

Produced by Mosfilm

1980142 min7.6 / 10

A tender, bittersweet romance spanning two decades that balances youthful ambition and hardship with the possibility of late-blooming love and connection.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears one of a kind? No. Less singular than 92% of films.

  • Does Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity12

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise90

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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