SummaryBEIJING 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 sense of hu... Read More
Beijing Taxi
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Dec 10, 2010
70
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.
Dec 10, 2010
60
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.
Dec 10, 2010
50
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?
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Production Company:
- Three Waters Productions
Release Date:Dec 10, 2010
Duration:1 h 18 m
Awards
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
