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Un taxi mauve (1977)     Comedy / Drama      
Dir: Yves Boisset    
Overview
Un taxi mauve is a French film comedy-drama first released in 1977, directed by Yves Boisset.  The film stars Charlotte Rampling, Philippe Noiret, Peter Ustinov, Agostina Belli and Edward Albert.  It has also been released under the title: The Purple Taxi.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


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Synopsis
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…


Film 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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