Basic Info
Release: October 17, 1990
Runtime: 110 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.1/10 (43 votes)
Status: Released
Taxi Blues
1990
110 min
⭐ 6.1/10
43 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Drama
Comedy
Production Countries
- Soviet Union
- France
Spoken Languages
- Russian ru
Cast
Pyotr Mamonov
Lyosha
Pyotr Zaychenko
Shlykov
Natalya Kolyakanova
Christina
Elena Safonova
Nina
Vladimir Kashpur
Old Nechiporenko
Sergey Gazarov
Administrator
Igor Zolotovitsky
Petyunchik
Vladimir Sterzhakov
Musician in the Taxi
Sergey Galkin
Hippy
Evgeniy Gerchakov
musician in the taxi
Dmitriy Prigov
writer
Valeri Khlevinsky
Kolya
Crew
Pavel Lungin
Writer
Pavel Lungin
Director
Alexandr Golutva
Producer
Pierre Rival
Producer
Marin Karmitz
Producer
Vladimir Repnikov
Producer
Mark Gekht
Producer
Sergey Shumakov
Producer
Olga Vasilyeva
Producer
Pavel Lungin
Producer
Vladimir Chekasin
Music
Backdrops
Posters
Logos
