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Total Balalaika Show
''Total Balalaika Show'' is a 1994 in film, 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 Helsinki Senate Square, Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland. The event drew a crowd of approximately 70,000 people from two nations – Finland and Russia – that had been engaged in a state of "peaceful coexistence" during the Cold War. The concert featured an Eclecticism in music, eclectic mix of Western rock and Russian folk music, and folk dancers performing to rock songs. ''Total Balalaika Show'' was a critical success, scoring a 77% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Songs The "rockumentary" features 13 songs from the concert: * Finlandia Hymn, Finlandia * Let's Work Together (song), Let's Work Together * The Volga Boatmen's Song * Happy Together (song), Happy Together * Delilah (1968 song), Delilah * Knockin' on Heaven's Door * Polyushka Polye, Oh, Field * Kalinka (1860 song) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (2017), as well as for the mockumentary ''Leningrad Cowboys Go America'' (1989). He is described as Finland's best-known film director. Career After graduating in media studies from the University of Tampere, Kaurismäki worked as a bricklayer, postman, and dish-washer, long before pursuing his interest in cinema, first as a critic, and later as a screenwriter & director. He started his career as a co-screenwriter and actor in films made by his older brother, Mika Kaurismäki. He played the main role in Mika's film '' The Liar'' (1981). Together they founded the production company Villealfa Filmproductions and later the Midnight Sun Film Festival. His debut as an independent director was ''Crime and Punishment'' (1983), an adaptation of Dost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
