The Purple Taxi
- Original title
- Un taxi mauve (The Purple Taxi)
- Year
- 1977
- Running time
- 115 min.
- Country
France
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Yves Boisset. Novel: Michel Déon
- Cast
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- Charlotte Rampling
- Philippe Noiret
- Peter Ustinov
- Agostina Belli
- Edward Albert
- Fred Astaire
- Jack Watson
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production France-Italy-Ireland;
- Genre
- Drama | Small Town Life (Non-North American)
- Synopsis
- 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.
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- Awards
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1977: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)
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