Pera Film will host the screening of Russian film "Moscow Does not Believe in Tears," directed by Vladimir Menshov. In 1980, this movie beat Kurosawa's "Kagemusha," Truffaut's "Last Metro" and Szabo's "Trust" and won "Best Foreign Language Film" at the Academy Awards in 1981. Menshov's enchanting drama of three women trying to hold onto their lives in metropolitan Moscow tells the story of Luidmilla, Katerina and Antonina who, despite all their differences, become friends through their common dreams of finding happiness in the city.The film focuses on the professional and domestic lives of the three women in 1958, then it fast forwards 20 years later to show whether their dreams have actually panned out. Instead of an independent melodrama within the classical Hollywood tradition, "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" shows us an actual and effective portrait of Russian women over the span of two decades.When: April 1Where: Pera Museum