A Purple Taxi (Un taxi mauve) (1977)
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63% want to see it
(8 ratings)
An ambitious musical adaptation of Michel Déon's best-selling novel, Un Taxi Mauve is set in Ireland during a time in which the nation announced it would no longer demand income taxes of artists, bringing a steady stream of creative bohemians to the Emerald Isle. Novelist Philippe (Philippe… More An ambitious musical adaptation of Michel Déon's best-selling novel, Un Taxi Mauve is set in Ireland during a time in which the nation announced it would no longer demand income taxes of artists, bringing a steady stream of creative bohemians to the Emerald Isle. Novelist Philippe (Philippe Noiret) is a French novelist recently relocated to Ireland, where makes friends with Jerry (Edward Albert), an American expatriate who left his home after the death of his girlfriend. Philippe and Jerry become chummy with Taubelman (Peter Ustinov), who is looking after Anne, a beautiful young woman who cannot speak. Jerry becomes infatuated with Anne, while Philippe tries to win the heart of Sharon (Charlotte Rampling), Jerry's sister. Fred Astaire also appears as Dr. Scully, an American physician who has come to Ireland to live out his final years. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Yves Boisset
- Written By
- Anne Dutter, Georges Dutter
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
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Critic Reviews
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Phil Hall, Film Threat
Something of a mess, but an entertaining mess with a game cast having fun in their oddball roles.
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Cast
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Charlotte Rampling
as Sharon
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Philippe Noiret
as Philippe
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Agostina Belli
as Anne Taubelman
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Peter Ustinov
as Taubelman
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Fred Astaire
as Scully
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Edward Albert
as Jerry
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Mairin O'Sullivan
as Colleen
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Jack Watson
as Sean
- Niall Buggy
- John Molloy
- Eamon Morrissey
- David Kelly
