Taxi Blues

10/17/1990

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1hr 50min

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Drama

,Comedy

STORY

Ivan is old Russia: thick, dour, hard-working, often brutish; he misses Communism. He drives a taxi and one night meets Alexi, a new Russian, a musician, an alcoholic, irresponsible. Alexi stiffs Ivan for the fare, so Ivan tracks him down and a love-hate relationship ensues. When Alexi lets the bath water run over in Ivan's flat and Ivan must pay 500 rubles for repairs, he tries to force Alexi into day labor to repay him. It's hopeless. Then, suddenly, Alexi is discovered, goes on a jazz tour of America, becomes a celebrity, and returns in triumph. Ivan longs to renew the friendship, and it looks as if he may get what he wants.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Pyotr Mamonov
  • Pyotr Zaychenko
  • Natalya Kolyakanova
  • Elena Safonova
  • Vladimir Kashpur

    Directors

  • Pavel Lungin
  • Yuri Kryuchkov

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Lenfilm
  • Ask Soviet-American Films
  • MK2 Films
  • La Sept Cinéma

    Production Countries

  • Soviet Union
  • France

LANGUAGES

  • Russian