Taxi Blues
17/10/1990
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.
Movie Information
Pyotr Mamonov
as Lyosha
Pyotr Zaychenko
as Shlykov
Natalya Kolyakanova
as Christina
Elena Safonova
as Nina
Vladimir Kashpur
as Old Nechiporenko
Sergey Gazarov
as Administrator
Igor Zolotovitsky
as Petyunchik
Vladimir Sterzhakov
as Musician in the Taxi
Sergey Galkin
as Hippy
Evgeniy Gerchakov
as musician in the taxi
Dmitriy Prigov
as writer
Valeri Khlevinsky
as Kolya
Yelena Stepanova
as beautiful girl
Lidiya Ezhevskaya
as Valya
Vyacheslav Gorbunchikov
as mechanic from the cab company
Aleksandr Inshakov
as the Mercedes driver
Yury Sokolov
as
Yuri Yurchenko
as
Pierre Rival
as
