Genres
Production Companies
Ask Soviet-American Films
MK2 Films
La Sept Cinéma
Taxi Blues (Такси-блюз)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Pavel Lungin
Director: Pavel Lungin
Producer: Alexandr Golutva, Marin Karmitz, Mark Gekht, Vladimir Repnikov, Pierre Rival, Olga Vasilyeva, Sergey Shumakov, Pavel Lungin
Director of Photography: Andrei Zhegalov, Denis Evstigneev
