Taxi Blues
Oct 17, 1990 · 1h 50m
Director
Pavel LunginOverview
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.
Cast of Taxi Blues
Pyotr MamonovLyosha
Pyotr ZaychenkoShlykov
Natalya KolyakanovaChristina
Elena SafonovaNina
Vladimir KashpurOld Nechiporenko
Sergey GazarovAdministrator
Igor ZolotovitskyPetyunchik
Vladimir SterzhakovMusician in the Taxi
Sergey GalkinHippy
Evgeniy Gerchakovmusician in the taxi
Dmitriy Prigovwriter
Valeri KhlevinskyKolya
Yelena Stepanovabeautiful girl
Lidiya EzhevskayaValya
Vyacheslav Gorbunchikovmechanic from the cab company
Aleksandr Inshakovthe Mercedes driver
Yury Sokolov
Yuri Yurchenko- Pierre Rival
Crew of Taxi Blues
Pavel LunginWriter, Director, Producer
Alexandr GolutvaProducer
Marin KarmitzProducer- Mark GekhtProducer
Vladimir RepnikovProducer- Pierre RivalProducer
- Olga VasilyevaProducer
- Sergey ShumakovProducer
- Andrei ZhegalovDirector of Photography
Denis EvstigneevDirector of Photography- Elisabeth GuidoEditor
- Valeri YurkevichProduction Design
- Aleksei ShkeleSet Designer
- Eduard GimpelAdditional Director of Photography
- Yuri KryuchkovAssistant Director
Viktor IvanovStunt Coordinator- Aleksandr InshakovStunt Coordinator
- Pierre LorrainSound Designer
- Larisa AvdyushkoMakeup Artist
Vladimir ChekasinMusic
About Taxi Blues
What is Taxi Blues about?
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…
When was Taxi Blues released?
Taxi Blues was released on October 17, 1990.
How long is Taxi Blues?
Taxi Blues runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).
Who directed Taxi Blues?
Taxi Blues was directed by Pavel Lungin.
Who is in the cast of Taxi Blues?
The cast of Taxi Blues includes Pyotr Mamonov (Lyosha), Pyotr Zaychenko (Shlykov), Natalya Kolyakanova (Christina), Elena Safonova (Nina) and Vladimir Kashpur (Old Nechiporenko).