Taxi Blues

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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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Creators

Pavel Lungin

director

Pavel Lungin

writer

Cast

Pyotr Mamonov actor

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Pyotr Zaychenko actor

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Natalya Kolyakanova actor Елена Сафонова actor Владимир Кашпур actor

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Sergey Gazarov actor

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Igor Zolotovitsky actor Владимир Стержаков actor

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Sergey Galkin actor

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Evgeniy Gerchakov actor

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Dmitriy Prigov actor

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Valeri Khlevinsky actor

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Yelena Stepanova actor

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Lidiya Ezhevskaya actor

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Vyacheslav Gorbunchikov actor

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Aleksandr Inshakov actor

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Yury Sokolov actor

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Yuri Yurchenko actor

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Pierre Rival actor