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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 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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Producers
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Ask Soviet-American Films, La Sept Cinéma, Lenfilm, MK2 Productions
Original Title
Такси-блюз
Original Language
Russian
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Cast
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Pyotr Mamonov
Lyosha
P
Pyotr Zaychenko
Shlykov
N
Natalya Kolyakanova
Christina
E
Elena Safonova
Nina
V
Vladimir Kashpur
Old Nechiporenko
S
Sergey Gazarov
Administrator
I
Igor Zolotovitsky
Petyunchik
V
Vladimir Sterzhakov
Musician in the Taxi
S
Sergey Galkin
Hippy
E
Evgeniy Gerchakov
musician in the taxi
D
Dmitriy Prigov
writer
V
Valeri Khlevinsky
Kolya
Y
Yelena Stepanova
beautiful girl
L
Lidiya Ezhevskaya
Valya
V
Vyacheslav Gorbunchikov
mechanic from the cab company
A
Aleksandr Inshakov
the Mercedes driver
Y
Yury Sokolov
Y
Yuri Yurchenko
P
Pierre Rival
