

MovieReleasedDramaComedy
Taxi Blues
Rating6.1/10
Release1990
Runtime1h 50m
Votes43
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.
Original Language
ru
Release Date
October 17, 1990
Popularity
0
Production Companies
AS
Ask Soviet-American Films
MK2 Films
La Sept Cinéma
Lenfilm






























