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  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Argot Pictures
  • 1 h 18 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Argot Pictures
  • 1 h 18 m
Beijing Taxi

Summary BEIJING TAXI is a feature-length documentary that vividly portrays the ancient capital of China undergoing a profound transformation. The intimate lives of three taxi drivers are seen through a humanistic lens as they navigate a quickly morphing city, confronting modern issues and changing values. The three protagonists radiate a warm se...

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Argot Pictures
  • 1 h 18 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Argot Pictures
  • 1 h 18 m

Beijing Taxi

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Summary BEIJING TAXI is a feature-length documentary that vividly portrays the ancient capital of China undergoing a profound transformation. The intimate lives of three taxi drivers are seen through a humanistic lens as they navigate a quickly morphing city, confronting modern issues and changing values. The three protagonists radiate a warm se...

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Dec 10, 2010
Throughout, the drivers are framed against the various cityscapes they traverse, though their philosophical views on what is unfolding around them differs with age and temperament.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 10, 2010
The film works quite well as a melancholy travelogue - an elevated version of something you might see on cable television - but its aspirations for depth of feeling or more profound social commentary aren't quite realized.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW
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Dec 10, 2010
The highlight is the crop-cut woman of the group, Wei Caixia, resoundingly vivid in her mix of ambivalence and confidence and worth her own film. Why not this one?
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Three Waters Productions
Release Date Dec 10, 2010
Duration 1 h 18 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beijing-Taxi/61435502672?ref=s
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