Robin Williams
Vladimir Ivanoff
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"Moscow on the Hudson" is the kind of movie that Paul Mazursky does especially well. It's a comedy that finds most of its laughs in the close observations of human behavior, and that finds its story in a contemporary subject Mazursky has some thoughts about.
With Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey. A Russian saxophonist visiting New York with a circus troupe suddenly decides to defect from the USSR during a shopping trip to a department store, but he finds adjusting to American life more difficult than he imagined.
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Leon Capetanos. Writer. 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.
A Russian saxophonist (Robin Williams) defects while performing in New York City but finds life in America far more challenging than he'd expected. Watch trailers & learn more.
Brief Synopsis. While on a tour of the US, a sweet-natured Russian musician makes the sudden decision to defect. Living in New York City he struggles to attain the "American Dream" and falls in love with an Italian woman in the process.
Moscow on the Hudson - Metacritic. 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. Comedy.
