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- 1984
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
- 1984
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
Summary When a Russian musician defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York City, he learns that adjusting to American life is more difficult than he expected.
Directed By: Paul Mazursky
Written By: Leon Capetanos, Paul Mazursky
- 1984
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
- 1984
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
Moscow on the Hudson
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Summary When a Russian musician defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York City, he learns that adjusting to American life is more difficult than he expected.
Directed By: Paul Mazursky
Written By: Leon Capetanos, Paul Mazursky
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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55% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
67
55% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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It is also a rarity, a patriotic film that has a liberal, rather than a conservative, heart. It made me feel good to be an American, and good that Vladimir Ivanoff was going to be one, too.
Romantic humanism may not be fashionable in these cynical cinematic times, but few directors reveal the tragicomic lives of ordinary people with such sensitivity and humour.
Directed by Paul Mazursky with his usual unusual touches, Moscow would be in a lot of trouble without a superbly sensitive portrayal by Robin Williams of a gentle Russian circus musician who makes a sudden decision to defect while visiting the US.
The absence of a real point of view, and of any depth of characterisation, prevents the otherwise pleasing entertainment drawing blood.
The very premise is a test of one's tolerance for the cutes. The rest of the film is merely strange. [6 Apr 1984, p.D1]
It seems unfinished, not yet thought through. Even the title doesn't quite fit, since the New York City that Vladimir discovers is far more densely populated by Southern blacks, Latin Americans, Western Europeans, Orientals and Indians from India than by Russians. It sounds as if it were one of those titles around which a screenplay was eventually composed.
For the first 40 or 50 minutes of Paul Mazursky's Moscow on the Hudson, I was convinced it was going to emerge as a great human interest comedy. But it takes such a nose dive in the final hour that bailing out early may be the only way to protect a favorable impression.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
6.9
57% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
6.9
57% Positive
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Production Company
Columbia Pictures,
Bavaria Film,
Delphi Premier Productions
Release Date Apr 6, 1984
Duration 1 h 55 m
Rating R
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.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
