Filmography: Vladimir Menshov

Vladimir Menshov

Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (Влади́мир Валенти́нович Меньшо́в; 17 September 1939 – 5 July 2021) was a Soviet/Russian actor and film director. He was noted for depicting the Russian everyman and working class life in his films. Although primarily an actor, he is better known for the films he directed, especially the 1979 melodrama Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears , which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Practical Joke [Poзыгрыш | Rozygrysh ] (1977) [ no subs ] Secondary school students play a 'practical joke' on their teacher: on midterms day, they claim she told them the wrong date. She almost believes them, but an honest classmate ruins their fun... and now they want revenge. Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears [Москва слезам не верит | Moskva slezam ne verit ] (1979) Living together in a workers' dorm, Katerina and her friends are determined to make it in Moscow. But when a boorish cameraman forces himself on her, Katerina finds herself pregnant and alone as her friends move on. Twenty years later, Katerina is a factory director, outpacing her old roommates career-wise, yet still alone but for her daughter. Love seems possible again when she meets a genial mechanic. Love and Pigeons [Любовь и голуби | Lübov i golubi ] (1984) In a remote Siberian village, a work injury sends Vasily Kuziakin on a paid trip to a Black Sea resort as compensation. There, he meets femme fatale Raisa Zaharovna and decides to stay with her. Such is the beginning of a new life for him, exciting and strange, but lacking his home, his wife and children, and his pigeons. What a Mess! [Ширли-мырли | Shirli-myrli ] (1995) A Russian criminal steals a giant diamond from the Mafia, hides it, and suddenly runs into his unknown brothers; unexpected, absurd events with participation of the mob, doctors, musicians, Americans, militia, and gypsies ensue. The Envy of Gods [Зависть Богов | Zavist Bogov ] (2000) Married television editor Sonia meets and begins a passionate affair with Russian translator André. However, they soon part ways as he decides to return to his family in Paris.