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Taxi Blues
Taxi Blues

Taxi Blues

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.232/10

Release Date

17 October 1990

Country

Soviet Union

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

Yelena Stepanova

Yelena Stepanova

beautiful girl

Lidiya Ezhevskaya

Lidiya Ezhevskaya

Valya

Vyacheslav Gorbunchikov

Vyacheslav Gorbunchikov

mechanic from the cab company

Aleksandr Inshakov

Aleksandr Inshakov

the Mercedes driver

Yury Sokolov

Yury Sokolov

Yuri Yurchenko

Yuri Yurchenko

Pierre Rival

Pierre Rival

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