mdg@ariel.UUCP (04/17/84)
<?> My wife and I both enjoyed Moscow on the Hudson. I was glad to find out that Robin Williams could act. The actress that played the Italian girlfriend was easy on the eyes. Seriously- This movie gave me a much better appreciation of the lonelyness and seperation felt by people who have left families behind the Iron Curtain. Consider how helpless you would have felt to not learn till months later that your grandfather had died. I did get a shiver in the coffee shop scene. The same kind that I got watching some new Scouts repeating the Scout Laws last saturday at my old troop. For those who my wonder about some of the scenes- Yes, lines for goods are often that long, and are usually for chicken or toilet paper. Yes, several generations of a family are cramped together in one small apartment. They were lucky - sometimes several families share the same kitchen. And the bathroom is down the hall in older buildings. The russian was well done. It sounded excellent to be and was good enough for Tanya, my wife. And the subtitles were essentially correct. When it comes out on laserdisc we'll check closer. If you havev't been, when you go, keep an eye on the face of the man who lectures them before they leave for the U.S. He was a leading star in Russian films before immigrating here. He was well known for his facial expressions. The background for my opinons you ask- my wife lived her first 17 years in Leningrad and her grandmother lives with us now. Sorry for running on so long. I thought that it was worth the $10. m.d.gale "what was that path to moskvax?"