There were a lot of tears in Moscow. In fact, I think every woman minus Alexandra cried during this movie. Moscow may not believe in tears, but that does not mean they do not happen anyway!
I found this movie interesting, even if it was a bit on the long side. Another movie that relies more on character development then flashy cinematography, the story did feature a lot of interesting characters. I think the character I found the most interesting was the witty Lyudmila, who after all her hard work of trying to find a good man just could not catch a break. I did not understand the significance of why the men they were looking for had to be Moscow natives. Love is love, it should not matter where they are from.
I also enjoyed watching the characters during the two time periods. The characters were different and interesting, yet did not fall into general stereotypes. It was also interesting that we were able to find out so much about the characters from the dialogue that occurred between them. If fifteen years can lapse in a movie and the viewers can still understand what has happened, the is a success in my eyes.
It's primarily Liudmilla who wants to find a Moscow husband (Katerina is just sort of dragged along)...her reasoning seeming to be that her man will be more glamorous, probably be making more money, and have a far more interesting life.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the film does a good job of making the characters fit the time periods in both halves of the film w/out turning them into simple stereotypes.