{"id":23,"date":"2006-03-04T15:06:44","date_gmt":"2006-03-04T22:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23"},"modified":"2021-01-25T10:01:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T17:01:43","slug":"moscow-on-the-hudson-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23","title":{"rendered":"Moscow on the Hudson (1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;In America, almost anything is possible.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Poster-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Poster-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nRussian saxophonist Vladimir Ivanoff (Robin Williams) defects to America, and must adjust to his new life as an immigrant.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cold War<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Immigrants and Immigration<\/li>\n<li>Paul Mazursky Films<\/li>\n<li>Robin Williams Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this &#8220;seriocomic pat on the back to the unfulfilled American immigrant&#8221; provides a &#8220;sobering view of America&#8221;, and admirably depicts both the heartache and the joy of being an immigrant in a land of hard-scrabble wealth and abused freedoms. Mazursky wisely shows both the positive and negative aspects of life in Soviet Russia <em>and<\/em> capitalistic America: back in Russia, Williams was surrounded by loving family and friends: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Fun2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Fun2-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Fun2-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Fun2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Fun2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Fun2-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Fun2-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Fun2.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but had to stand in line for hours to get even the most basic supplies:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Line.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Line-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Line-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Line-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Line-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Line-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Line-357x270.png 357w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Line.png 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In America, he struggles to earn a living, but is free to pursue his dreams. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Still5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Still5-1024x760.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Still5-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Still5-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Still5-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Still5-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Still5-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Still5.png 1373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the story is hokey and contrived at times, there are many memorable moments, and Williams&#8217;s sympathetic performance makes this film highly recommended.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robin Williams as Vladimir Ivanoff<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Williams3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Williams3-1024x781.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Williams3-1024x781.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Williams3-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Williams3-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Williams3-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Williams3-354x270.png 354w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Moscow-on-the-Hudson-Williams3.png 1359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See?  <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0087747\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/moscow-on-the-hudson-1984\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1984\/04\/06\/movies\/film-paul-mazursky-s-moscow-on-the-hudson.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In America, almost anything is possible.&#8221; Synopsis: Russian saxophonist Vladimir Ivanoff (Robin Williams) defects to America, and must adjust to his new life as an immigrant. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cold War Comedy Immigrants and Immigration Paul Mazursky Films Robin Williams Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, this &#8220;seriocomic pat on the back to the unfulfilled American immigrant&#8221; provides a &#8220;sobering view of America&#8221;, and admirably depicts both the heartache and the joy of being an immigrant&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65858,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions\/65858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}