Taxi Blues
| Taxi Blues | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Pavel Lungin |
| Produced by |
Mark Gekht Aleksandr Golutva Pierre Rival |
| Written by | Pavel Lungin |
| Starring | Pyotr Mamonov |
| Cinematography | Denis Yevstigneyev |
| Edited by | Elisabeth Guido |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Taxi Blues (Russian: Такси-блюз, translit. Taksi-Blyuz) is a 1990 Soviet drama film directed by Pavel Lungin. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival where Lungin won the award for Best Director.[1] The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
Plot
Shlykov, a hard-working taxi driver and Lyosha, a saxophonist, develop a bizarre love-hate relationship, and despite their prejudices, realize they aren't so different after all.
Cast
- Pyotr Mamonov as Lyosha
- Pyotr Zaychenko as Shlykov
- Vladimir Kashpur as Old Nechiporenko
- Natalya Kolyakanova as Christina
- Hal Singer as Himself
- Yelena Safonova as Nina, Liocha's Wife
- Sergei Gazarov as Administrator
- Yevgeni Gerchakov as Bald Musician in the Taxi
- Dmitri Prigov as Writer Typing in the Train
- Igor Zolotovitsky as Petyunchik
- Valeri Khlevinsky as Fat Kolya
- Yelena Stepanova as Smart Young Girl
- Vladimir Sterzhakov as Musician in the Taxi
- Konstantin Afonsky as Long-Haired Mechanic
- Aleksandr Buyanov as Passenger with Newspaper
- Lidiya Yezhevskaya as 'Mousy' Valya
See also
- List of submissions to the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Soviet submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Taxi Blues". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
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