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Moscow on the Hudson

1984 · 115 min

A bittersweet, human comedy about starting over, mixing warmth and melancholy as it follows a stranger finding his footing.

Directed by
Paul Mazursky
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Robin Williams, María Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks
Tagline
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.
Overview
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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Directed by
Paul Mazursky
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Robin Williams, María Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • identity
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Paul Mazursky
Written by
Leon Capetanos, Paul Mazursky
Starring
Robin Williams, María Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey, Savely Kramarov, Elya Baskin, Oleg Rudnik, Aleksandr Beniaminov
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Russian, English

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