Taxi Driver

The war veteran Travis Bickle works as a taxi driver. He is a lonely man who is obsessed with pornography and violence. His life goes further and further downwards, and he slowly loses himself in his paranoia. He becomes increasingly irritated by the scum that walks the streets at night, and it is only a matter of time before he takes action... Taxi Driver (1976) makes a suffocating impression because all parts fit together so seamlessly that not a grain of oxygen can get in anymore. Direction: Martin Scorsese Met: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd Speelduur: 114 minutes Spoken in English, Dutch subtitles De CinéClub opts for 'classics' and lesser-known high-quality films, with a short introduction beforehand.