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Taxi Blues

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Original title

Taksi-Blyuz (Taxi Blues)

Year

1990

Running time

110 min.

Country

Soviet Union (USSR)

Director

Pavel Lungin

Screenwriter

Pavel Lungin

Cast

Music

Vladimir Chekasin

Cinematography

Denis Yevstigneyev

Producer

Co-production Soviet Union (USSR)-France;

ASK Eurofilm, CNC, La Sept Cinéma, MK2 Productions, Lenfilm Studio

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Awards: 1990: Cannes Film Festival: Best Director

1990: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Foreign Language Film

1990: César Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

1991: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated to Best Foreign Film

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Taxi Blues

1990

Pavel Lungin

6.3

(53)