
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears is a classic Russian film from 1980 that tells the story of three women who move to Moscow in search of a better life. The movie is a powerful exploration of the struggles of women in a male-dominated society, and it also contains some surprisingly frank sexual moments.
The movie follows the lives of three women, Katerina, Lyudmila, and Antonina, as they struggle to make their way in Moscow. Katerina is a young woman who has just moved to the city and is determined to make something of herself. Lyudmila is a single mother who is trying to make ends meet, and Antonina is a middle-aged woman who is looking for love.
Throughout the movie, the three women experience a range of sexual moments. Katerina has a brief fling with a married man, and she also has a passionate night with a young man she meets at a party. Lyudmila has a brief affair with a married man, and Antonina has a passionate night with a man she meets at a bar.
The movie also contains some surprisingly frank discussions about sex. In one scene, Katerina and Lyudmila discuss the importance of contraception, and in another scene, Katerina and Antonina discuss the importance of being honest about one's sexual desires.
Overall, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears is a powerful exploration of the struggles of women in a male-dominated society. The movie contains some surprisingly frank sexual moments, and it also contains some frank discussions about sex. This makes the movie an important and thought-provoking exploration of the female experience.
*A woman appears to flash her breasts at her friend's boyfriend who visits her room, although the camera only shows the upper part of her breasts then cuts to the boyfriend's startled reaction. *There is a quick glimpse of a woman's breasts in a women's locker room scene, along with several women getting dressed or undressed. *A man attempting to seduce a woman clutches her clothed breast while they are dancing alone. Later they sit on a sofa and he aggressively hugs and kisses her and partially undoes her blouse, even as she refuses his advances. The scene stops here, but she becomes pregnant as a result of the evening's events. *The camera moves down from the head of a woman taking a shower, showing most of her breast, then quickly cuts to another scene. *A teenage girl is shown from the back in panties only, dancing to music in her room. *A single woman visits the house of a married man while his wife is away, and they are shown in bed after sex. *A single man and woman are shown in bed after sex. Her breasts are briefly visible as quickly gets out of bed when she hears her teenaged daughter unlocking the door to the apartment.