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Un taxi mauve
1977 Comedy / Drama
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Credits
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Director: Yves Boisset
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Script: Yves Boisset, Anne Dutter, Georges Dutter, based on a novel by Michel Déon
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Photo: Tonino Delli Colli
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Music: Philippe Sarde, Franz Schubert
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Cast: Charlotte Rampling (Sharon),
Philippe Noiret (Philippe Marchal),
Peter Ustinov (Taubelman),
Agostina Belli (Anne Taubelman),
Edward Albert (Jerry Kean),
Fred Astaire (Le docteur Scully),
Jack Watson (Sean),
Mairin D. O'Sullivan (Mrs Colleen)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 120 min
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Aka: The Purple Taxi
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Summary
To heal a private wound, Philippe Marchal, a French writer, moves to the Irish countryside.
Here, he makes friends with a young American, Jerry Kean who left his own country after
a tragic incident. Philippe succumbs to the charms of Jerry’s sister, Sharon,
whilst Jerry is attracted to the mysterious dumb daughter of the reclusive Mr Taubelman,
a Russian exile who lives in a run-down castle. Then there is a retired American
doctor, Dr Scully, who drives a curious purple taxi…
Review
Un taxi mauve makes a stark contrast to the kind
of film that director Yves Boisset was making in the 1970s – tough, slightly cynical
thrillers with a keen political edge. This film is much lighter in tone than Boisset’s
other work, a pleasing comedy-drama which explores the interactions between a disparate
group of characters in a rural setting, and featuring an extraordinary international cast.
Fred Astaire makes one of his last film appearances, along side such luminaries as Peter
Ustinov, Philippe Noiret and Charlotte Rampling. Whilst the plotting is a little
heavy (making the point that this really isn’t Boisset’s genre), the exquisite
performances and some stunning location photography make it an attractive cinematic treat.
© James Travers 2004
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