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Director: Yves Boisset
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Filmed in Ireland, with Boisset not the only French director of his generation to be seduced into making a mystery movie with a whimsical flavour, this is one of the worst French movies of the decade: a confused attempt at creating intrigue out of the lives of several expatriates trying to escape their past. None of the English-speaking stars look like they know what's going on, especially Astaire, bowling round the Irish countryside in the taxi of the title. Thank God the best French film-makers have realised that making an English-language movie is not as easy as it seems; pity it took a disaster like this to ram home the message.Author: MA
Cast & crew
Director: Yves Boisset
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Charlotte Rampling, Fred Astaire, Philippe Noiret, Edward Albert, Agostina Belli full cast
Duration: 120 mins
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