Ivan, a dour taxi driver who misses Communism, meets Alexi, an alcoholic musician who stiffs him on the fare. Their love-hate relationship leads to a 500-ruble repair debt, until Alexi becomes a jazz celebrity.
- Directors
- Pavel Lungin
- Cast
- Pyotr Mamonov, Pyotr Zaychenko, Natalya Kolyakanova, Elena Safonova, Vladimir Kashpur, Sergey Gazarov, Igor Zolotovitsky, Vladimir Sterzhakov, Sergey Galkin, Evgeniy Gerchakov, Dmitriy Prigov, Valeri Khlevinsky, Yelena Stepanova, Lidiya Ezhevskaya, Vyacheslav Gorbunchikov, Aleksandr Inshakov, Yury Sokolov, Yuri Yurchenko, Pierre Rival
- Country
- Soviet Union, France
- Genre
- Drama, Comedy
- Release date
- 1990-10-17
- Studios
- Ask Soviet-American Films, La Sept Cinéma, Lenfilm, MK2 Productions
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Ivan is old Russia: thick, dour, hard-working, often brutish, and nostalgic for Communism. Driving his taxi, he meets Alexi, a new Russian—a musician, alcoholic, and irresponsible—who stiffs him on the fare. Ivan tracks him down, sparking a love-hate relationship. When Alexi floods Ivan's flat and Ivan faces a 500-ruble repair bill, he tries to force Alexi into day labor, but it's hopeless. Then Alexi is discovered, tours America with jazz, becomes a celebrity, and returns in triumph. Ivan longs to renew their friendship, and it seems he may get his wish.
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