http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/03/21/discovering-taxi-blues/ Sat, 10 May 2008 21:22:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/03/21/discovering-taxi-blues/#comment-2063 Serge Levin Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:06:31 +0000 http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/03/21/discovering-taxi-blues/#comment-2063 Yeah, I remember Pasha Lungin. I met him in 1985 when I was going to design a set for the production of his play Widows' Steamer, and I borrowed the play from him to read. I never knew that he was going to become such a celebrated director. It's interesting to note that Petya Mamonov was not an actor at all, but the frontman of the very popular in those days art-punk band, Zvuki Mu (Sounds of Mu). YouTube might have their clips, I'm not sure. Too bad Lungin's second movie (don't remember how it was called) was not as good. I could not even watch it till the end. But Taxi Blues is a masterpiece, alright. Yeah, I remember Pasha Lungin. I met him in 1985 when I was going to design a set for the production of his play Widows’ Steamer, and I borrowed the play from him to read. I never knew that he was going to become such a celebrated director. It’s interesting to note that Petya Mamonov was not an actor at all, but the frontman of the very popular in those days art-punk band, Zvuki Mu (Sounds of Mu). YouTube might have their clips, I’m not sure.
Too bad Lungin’s second movie (don’t remember how it was called) was not as good. I could not even watch it till the end. But Taxi Blues is a masterpiece, alright.

]]>