Taxi Blues Movie Review 1990

A political allegory with the two protagonists representing the new and old Soviet Union. A hard-working, narrow-minded cabdriver keeps the saxophone of a westernized, Jewish, jazz-loving musician who doesn't have his fare. The two strike up a wary friendship as each tries to explain his view of life to the other. Good look at the street life of Moscow populated by drunks, punks, and black marketeers. Directorial debut of Lounguine. In Russian with English subtitles.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from Russian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Russia/USSR, Interracial Affairs, Politics, Moscow, Cabbies

Screenplay

Pavel (Lungin) Lounguine

Cast

Piotr Mamonov, Piotr Zaitchenko, Natalia Koliakanova, Vladimir Kachpour

Director

Pavel (Lungin) Lounguine

Awards

Cannes 1990: Director (Lounguine).