Total Balalaika Show (1994)

Director:

Aki Kaurismäki

Writer:

Aki Kaurismäki (writer)

Release Date:

2 July 1994 (Finland)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

A 57 minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet...

Plot Keywords:

Leningrad Cowboys | Choir | Concert Film | Pop Culture | Traditional Music

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

Also Known As:

Puna-armeijan kuoro ja Leningrad Cowboys (Finland) (TV title)

Runtime:

54 min

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish | English | French | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Company:

Provisual

Movie Connections:

Followed by Global Balalaika Show (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Polyushko Pole (Oh, Field)

good image of a very good show

Having seen 2 performances by the Leningrad Cowboys and listened to their cd's I can only conclude that this documentary gives a hint of the excellence of the total. The choir is one of the best in the world and the band is the best in the world(IMHO).

I would have a preferred to see the entire show including the intermissions, that would have given a more complete sence of the overal atmosfere.