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2 July 1994 (Finland) morePlot:
A 57 minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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A quite enjoyable filmed concert moreCast
(Credited cast) | Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble | ... | Choir |
| Atte Blom | ... | Himself |
| Twist-Twist Erkinharju | ... | Leningrad Cowboys |
| Ben Granfelt | ... | Leningrad Cowboys |
| Sakke Järvenpää | ... | Lead singer |
| Sakari Kuosmanen | ... | Himself / Performer |
| Jore Marjaranta | ... | Leningrad Cowboys |
| Ekke Niiva | ... | Leningrad Cowboys |
| Pemo Ojala | ... | Leningrad Cowboys |
| Silu Seppälä | ... | Leningrad Cowboys |
| Mauri Sumén | ... | Leningrad Cowboys |
| Kirsi Tykkyläinen | ... | Herself / Performer |
| Mato Valtonen | ... | Leningrad Cowboys |
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Happy Together moreFAQ
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Total Balalaika Show is often wrongly described as "the third Leningrad Cowboys movie". That's not really correct: the Show is, in fact, a concert, featuring the Cowboys and the Red Army Choir, which took place in Helsinki. Aki Kaurismäki, who directed the Leningrad Cowboys flicks, filmed this concert and made it known to the world.
The biggest pleasure of seeing this event is the discovery that, contrary to popular belief, the Leningrad Cowboys aren't bad at all. That's just something they made up for the movies. Just watch them as they take Helsinki by storm with their personal versions of Those Were The Days (also featured in one of Kaurismäki's short films) and Sweet Home Alabama (amazing, just amazing).
It's a really great experience, whose impact is partially diminished by one fact: Kaurismäki's version doesn't feature the entire concert, since getting the rights to certain songs (most notably Bob Dylan's Knocking On Heaven's Door) would have been too expensive. Nonetheless, what we have is a really good filmed concert, and there's plenty of fun to be had for those watching it.