Taxi Blues
Taxi Blues ★★★½ 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. 110m/C VHS . RU Piotr Mamonov, Piotr Zaitchenko, Natalia Koliakanova, Vladimir Kachpour; D: Pavel (Lungin) Lounguine; W: Pavel (Lungin) Lounguine. Cannes ‘90: Director (Lounguine).
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