Taxi Driver
A landmark thriller about traumatised Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle, who witnesses the moral decay of New York night after night. This year, Taxi Driver celebrates its 50th anniversary — just like Lumière.
Lonely Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle spends his nights driving a taxi through the increasingly grim streets of New York City. As his alienation deepens and his anger grows, he becomes convinced that someone must cleanse the city of its corruption, setting him on a dangerous path from isolation to obsession.
With Taxi Driver, Martin Scorsese firmly established himself as one of the defining filmmakers of American cinema. Robert De Niro delivers one of the greatest performances in film history, while Bernard Herrmann’s haunting final score gives the film its unforgettable atmosphere. Fifty years after its release, this New Hollywood masterpiece remains as gripping and relevant as ever.
Chosen by you: this film won our Public’s Choice contest with 191 of 465 votes.
English spoken, Dutch subtitled.
Long Pan, China, 2025, 12'16", Chinese spoken, English subtitles
Pre-film: The Spore Monologue — Long Pan
Before the Lumière Open Air screening of Taxi Driver, we will screen The Spore Monologue by filmmaker Long Pan. In this speculative short film, a microscopic fungal spore narrates a journey through Yunnan, China—a region of breathtaking biodiversity and relentless mining. Long Pan is a current resident at the Jan van Eyck Academie.
