Taxi (1996)

A young girl, after failing an exam, is forced by her father, a taxi-driver, to learn his profession. Soon she discovers that her father is not only a driver but also a member of a racist ... See full summary »

Director:

Carlos Saura

Writer:

Santiago Tabernero

Stars:

Ingrid Rubio, Carlos Fuentes, Ágata Lys

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ingrid Rubio	...	Paz
Carlos Fuentes	...	Dani
Ágata Lys	...	Reme (as Agata Lys)
Ángel de Andrés López	...	Velasco
Eusebio Lázaro	...	Calero
Francisco Maestre	...	Niño
Maite Blasco	...	Mari
Francisco Boira	...	Francis
Iker Ortiz de Zárate	...	Encapuchado Cicatriz (as Iker Ortiz de Zarate)
Chus Castrillo	...	Coral
Javier Manrique	...	Chico Discoteca
Pilar Ordóñez	...	Travesti (as Pilar Ordoñez)
Isabel Ampudia	...	Chica Yonqui
Alfonso Nsue	...	Cliente Negro (as Alfonso Nsue Mbese)
José Reche	...	Gabi

Storyline

A young girl, after failing an exam, is forced by her father, a taxi-driver, to learn his profession. Soon she discovers that her father is not only a driver but also a member of a racist group eliminating immigrants, homosexual, transvestite, etc. people. She also falls in love with a boy, also a taxi-driver and a "socio" of the group.

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Plot Keywords:

happy ending | taxi driver | transvestite | urination | skinhead | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

11 October 1996 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Im Schutz der Nacht

Filming Locations:

El Escorial, Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+ España,Producciones Cinematográficas Filmart S.L.,Saura Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Alien (1979)

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Soundtracks

Get It Up
Performed by DJ Victor Grafia

User Reviews

Thrilling and thought-provoking Carlos Saura film with a deep denounce to xenophobia and racism

A young girl (Ingrid Rubio) no passing a degree exam , leaves university and cuts her hair , then her father (Angel Andrés López) puts her working as a taxi woman . Soon she discovers that her daddy is not only a driver but also a member of a racist group formed by other cab workers . They form a dangerous and xenophobe gang (Agata Lys , Eusebio Lázaro , Francisco Maestre) who are taking down immigrants , gays , transvestite , junkies and black people . Meanwhile , she falls in love with a young boy named Dani (Carlos Fuentes) , also a taxi-driver and a colleague of the fascist band , and son of Reme (Agata Lys).

The film delivers a sour denounce against racism and xenophobia from a family perspective , concerning about a nasty band who is eliminating people they consider social scum . This issue was formerly treated by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón in his successful movie ¨Camada Negra¨ . This Saura film tried to create a sort of Spanish Neo-Realism by tackling the fascism and the extreme-right wing from a sociological point of view . Unlikely and non-sense screenplay by Santiago Rivero that has some flaws and gaps . It contains violent and crude scenes as well as improbable happenings . The story relies heavily on the love story of two protagonists . Nice acting from the two debuting actors , Carlos Fuentes and Ingrid Rubio who play and speak naturally . Ingrid Rubio stands out as the young girl who after failing an exam , is forced by her father , a taxi-driver, to learn his profession , she shines with her big eyes and spontaneity . Support cast is frankly excellent such as : Agata Lys , Angel Andres López , Francisco Maestre , Eusebio Lázaro , Rodolfo Sancho , Maite Blasco , Pilar Castro , among others . Special mention for the glamorous and brilliant cinematography by the great cameraman Vittorio Storaro , showing a mysterious Park of Retiro full of lights and shades at the end of the movie . And an evocative musical score plenty of Flamenco songs .

The motion picture was well directed by Carlos Saura . The film won numerous prizes and nominations as Camerimage 1996 , Nominated Golden Frog Vittorio Storaro , San Sebastián International Film Festival 1996 Won Special Mention Ingrid Rubio , Nominated Golden Seashell Carlos Saura , Spanish Actors Union 1997 Won Newcomer Award Ingrid Rubio , Nominated Award of the Spanish Actors Union Film : Performance in a Minor Role Pilar Ordóñez . Saura is a well accepted director both nationally and internationally, and in proof of it he won many awards among which there are the following ones : Silver Bear in the Berlin Festival for La Caza or The Hunt (1966), his greatest success in 1965, and for Peppermint Frappé (1967), in 1967. Special Jury Awards in Cannes for La Prima Angélica (1974), in 1973, and for Cría Cuervos (1976) his second big hit , in 1975 . Also, the film Mamá Cumple 100 años (1979) got an Oscar nomination in 1979 as the best foreign film, and it also won the Special Jury Award at the San Sebastian Festival. Along his long career he has won several Goya awards as best adapted screenplay writer and best director.