Leningrad Cowboys: Total Balalaika Show
Finland's Leningrad Cowboys meet the ex-Red Army Choir in this inspired documentary. The Cowboys (a comedy group) claim to be the world's worst rock and roll band. The 100-member Red Army Choir is one of the world's premiere men's choirs. Most of the film chronicles their June 12, 1993 concert together with over 70,000 people crowded into Helsinki's Senate Square for the event. Songs include 'Volga Boatmen', the Turtle's 'Happy Together', 'Finlandia', 'Let's Work Together', 'Delilah' (sung while traditionally garbed Russian women perform a folkdance), 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' and more. For the final song both groups, arms linked, sing 'Those Were the Days'.
Year: 1993
Genre: Documentaries, Music Capsule, Scandinavian Cinema, Film Festivals 1996, General Docos
Country: Finland
Director: Aki Kaurismaki
Duration: 56 Minutes
Rating: Ex
7/10
Location in store: Music Capsule
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