Taxi Blues

Taxi Blues

1990
1h 50m
6.1

6.1/10

43 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Ask Soviet-American Films MK2 Films La Sept Cinéma Lenfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union France
Spoken Languages
Russian

Keywords

taxi driver jazz singer or musician

Quick Facts

Original Title Такси-блюз
Release Date October 17, 1990
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0100757

Cast

Pyotr Mamonov
Pyotr Mamonov

Lyosha

Pyotr Zaychenko
Pyotr Zaychenko

Shlykov

Natalya Kolyakanova
Natalya Kolyakanova

Christina

Elena Safonova
Elena Safonova

Nina

Vladimir Kashpur
Vladimir Kashpur

Old Nechiporenko

Sergey Gazarov
Sergey Gazarov

Administrator

Igor Zolotovitsky
Igor Zolotovitsky

Petyunchik

Vladimir Sterzhakov
Vladimir Sterzhakov

Musician in the Taxi

Sergey Galkin
Sergey Galkin

Hippy

Evgeniy Gerchakov
Evgeniy Gerchakov

musician in the taxi

Dmitriy Prigov
Dmitriy Prigov

writer

Valeri Khlevinsky
Valeri Khlevinsky

Kolya

Key Crew

Pavel Lungin
Director
Pavel Lungin
Writer
Alexandr Golutva
Producer
Pierre Rival
Producer
Vladimir Repnikov
Producer
Marin Karmitz
Producer
Mark Gekht
Producer
Pavel Lungin
Producer