title: [Taxi driver--film portrait of the insomniac].
abstract: Martin Scorsese's film "Taxi Driver" from 1976 is a cinematic masterpiece. The main character cannot sleep. His condition is caused by inner restlessness and external commotion. The film shows us New York City's brutal nightlife through the distorted mind of a taxi driver.
authors.affiliation: Avdeling for helse- og sosialfag, Høgskolen i Lillehammer, 2626 Lillehammer, Norway. finns@online.no
authors.forename: Finn
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Skårderud
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D009040:Motion Pictures / Q000266:history; D009519:New York City; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders