Director Karen Shakhnazarov admitted that she was disturbed by Vladimir Menshov’s film “Love and Doves”. The producer stated this in an interview on his YouTube channel. “Manuchi’s Empathy”.
I really like the painting “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears”. I consider this an absolute masterpiece, an extraordinary painting. I also like the movie “Love and Doves”. But he [Владимир Меньшов] He even got angry at me for not appreciating him enough. And I said: “Isn’t it enough for you that I love Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears?” – Shahnazarov remembered.
He added that he considered Menshov his best friend.
“We were meeting all the time, going to restaurants every week, sometimes several times. And they talked and talked… It was an incredible pleasure in his company,” said Shakhnazarov.
The director described his colleague as a wonderful and extraordinary person and stated that he missed him very much.
The premiere of the film “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears” took place in the USSR in 1979. In 1980, the film became the leader in the Soviet box office, watched by about 90 million viewers.
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