Taxi Blues
Taksi-blyuz
1990, Film, 110 min, Comedy, Drama, Russian, France, MoviePedia score 65
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.
Directed by Pavel Lungin
Cast
- Pyotr Mamonov as Lyosha
- Pyotr Zaychenko as Shlykov
- Vladimir Kashpur as Old Nechiporenko
- Natalya Kolyakanova as Christina
- Hal Singer as Self
- Elena Safonova as Nina, Liocha's Wife
- Sergey Gazarov as Administrator
- Evgeniy Gerchakov as Bald Musician in the Taxi
- Dmitri Prigov as Writer Typing in the Train
- Igor Zolotovitskiy as Petyunchik
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