Taxi Blues

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. 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.

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• Plot
• Cast
• References

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