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Taxi Blues
1990, Oct 17
1h 50m
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
Written by
Pavel Lungin
Natalya Kolyakanova
Christina
Elena Safonova
Nina
Igor Zolotovitsky
Petyunchik
Vladimir Sterzhakov
Musician in the Taxi
Evgeniy Gerchakov
musician in the taxi
Sergey Gazarov
Administrator
Sergey Galkin
Hippy
Yelena Stepanova
beautiful girl
Pyotr Zaychenko
Shlykov
Pyotr Mamonov
Lyosha
Aleksandr Inshakov
the Mercedes driver
Vladimir Kashpur
Old Nechiporenko
Yury Sokolov
Yuri Yurchenko
Valeri Khlevinsky
Kolya
Vyacheslav Gorbunchikov
mechanic from the cab company
Lidiya Ezhevskaya
Valya
Dmitriy Prigov
writer
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