Taxi Blues
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.
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Production and distribution (4)
- Co-production : La Sept Cinéma
- Foreign production companies : Lenfilm, ASK Euro Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : mk2 films
- French distribution : mk2 films
Full credits (10)
- Co-producer : Marin Karmitz
- Music Composers : Vladimir Chekassine, Yuriy Kuznetsov
- Foreign producers : Mark Geht, Alexandre Golutva
- Screenwriter : Pavel Lounguine
- Director of Photography : Denis Evstigneev
- Sound recordists : Jacques Ballay, Pierre Lorrain
- Editor : Élisabeth Guido
- Line Producer : Pierre Rival
- Sound Editor : Catherine Dubeau
- Assistant editor : Kako Kelber
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : Russian
- Premier pays de production : Russia
- Coproducer countries : Russia (56.0%), France (44.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Russia, France)
- Production year : 1990
- French release : 17/10/1990
- Runtime : 1 h 50 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 70965
- Visa issue date : 22/05/1990
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
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