A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts
TV & Film:Film Reviews
Jenny Shelton, writer and period drama enthusiast, joins Ally Pitts to review Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Picture winner for 1980 Moscow 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.
Expect SPOILERS from about 13 minutes in until the end.
CONTENT 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 stars Vera Alentova, Irina Muravyova, Raisa Ryazanova, and Aleksei Batalov.
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World Film Locations Moscow, edited by Birgit Beumers: www.intellectbooks.com/world-film-locations-moscow
World Film Locations series from Intellect Books: https://www.intellectbooks.com/world-film-locations
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