Taxi Blues (1990)
Taxi Blues (1990)
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.

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Cast

Pyotr Mamonov Pyotr Mamonov As: Lyosha
Pyotr Zaychenko Pyotr Zaychenko As: Shlykov
Natalya Kolyakanova Natalya Kolyakanova As: Christina
Elena Safonova Elena Safonova As: Nina
Vladimir Kashpur Vladimir Kashpur As: Old Nechiporenko
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: 10

Details

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Language: Pусский

Release Date: 17 October 1990

Country: FR, SU

Runtime: 110m

Company Credits

Company: La Sept Cinéma, ASK Eurofilm, CNC, MK2 Films, Studio Troitskij Most, Lenfilm

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Cast

Directed By

Pavel Lungin

Pavel Lungin

Director

Yuri Kryuchkov

Yuri Kryuchkov

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Larisa Avdyushko

Larisa Avdyushko

Makeup Artist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Eduard Gimpel

Eduard Gimpel

Additional Director of Photography

Andrei Zhegalov

Andrei Zhegalov

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Aleksei Shkele

Aleksei Shkele

Set Designer

Valeri Yurkevich

Valeri Yurkevich

Production Design

Other Crew

Denis Evstigneev

Denis Evstigneev

Cinematography

Viktor Ivanov

Viktor Ivanov

Stunt Coordinator

Aleksandr Inshakov

Aleksandr Inshakov

Stunt Coordinator

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