Taxi Blues (1990)
Taksi-blyuz
110 min
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.
- Release date
- May 11, 1990
- Country of origin
- France
Where to watch
Free
Kanopy
Cast
- Pyotr Mamonov as Lyosha
- Pyotr Zaychenko as Shlykov
- Natalya Kolyakanova as Christina
- Elena Safonova as Nina, Liocha's Wife
- Vladimir Kashpur as Old Nechiporenko
- Sergey Gazarov as Administrator
- Igor Zolotovitskiy as Petyunchik
- Vladimir Sterzhakov as Musician in the Taxi
- Sergey Galkin as Hippy
- Evgeniy Gerchakov as Bald Musician in the Taxi
- Aleksandr Inshakov as the Mercedes driver
- Pierre Rival
- Hal Singer as Self
- Dmitri Prigov as Writer Typing in the Train
Crew
- Pavel Lungin · Director
- Pavel Lungin · Writer
- Mark Gekht · Producer
- Aleksandr Golutva · Producer
- Pierre Rival · Producer
- Vladimir Chekasin · Composer
- Yuri Kuznetsov · Composer
- Denis Evstigneev · Cinematographer
- Elisabeth Guido · Editor
- Valery Yurkevich · Production designer