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The movie opens with his life in Moscow, a city of overcrowded apartments, bureaucratic red tape, long lines for consumer goods, secret pleasures like jazz records, and shortages so acute that toilet paper has turned into a currency of its own.
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With Robin Williams' affecting portrayal as a Russian immigrant at the center of its fish-out-of-water story, Moscow on The Hudson soars with an abundance of laughs and heart. Read Critics...
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Paul Mazursky's Moscow on the Hudson is a film that will make you smile as often as it makes you proud to be an American. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 22, 2023
Charming Cold War-era immigrant story has cursing, sex. Read Common Sense Media's Moscow on the Hudson review, age rating, and parents guide.
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I thought Moscow on the Hudson worked better as a parody, but when it tried to overreach as a meaningful commentary on American life and morals, it lost its momentum and fell flat. Also, a movie increases its appeal and intrigue when it inserts a beautiful and sexy love interest.
Apr 6, 1984 · Moscow on the Hudson: Directed by Paul Mazursky. With Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey. A Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's.
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.