Total Balalaika Show
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Total Balalaika Show | |
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Directed by | Aki Kaurismäki |
Written by | Aki Kaurismäki |
Produced by | Aki Kaurismäki |
Cinematography | Heikki Ortamo |
Edited by | Timo Linnasalo |
Music by | B. Alexandrov Tipe Johnson |
Release dates |
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Running time | 57 min |
Countries | Finland Sweden |
Languages | English, Finnish |
Total Balalaika Show is a 1994 film by director Aki Kaurismäki, featuring a concert by the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Ensemble.
The concert took place on 12 June 1993 on Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland. The event drew a crowd of approximately 70,000 people.[1]
The concert featured an eclectic mix of Western rock and Russian folk music, and folk dancers performing to rock songs.
Songs
[edit]The "rockumentary" features 13 songs from the concert:
- Finlandia
- Let's Work Together
- The Volga Boatmen's Song
- Happy Together
- Delilah
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door
- Oh, Field
- Kalinka
- Gimme All Your Lovin'
- Jewelry Box
- Sweet Home Alabama
- Dark Eyes
- Those Were The Days
DVD release
[edit]The film is available on three DVD releases. The first, released by Sandrew Metronome in 2004, is for DVD Region 2. The second, released by Facets, is for all regions. The third is by The Criterion Collection in an Eclipse box set with the two original films.
Soundtrack Album
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ääriään myöten täysi Senaatintori todisti 30 vuotta sitten spektaakkelia, joka ei enää olisi mitenkään mahdollinen". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2025-01-27.