- Source: Total Balalaika Show
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 from two nations – Finland and Russia – that had been engaged in a state of "peaceful coexistence" during the Cold War.
The concert featured an 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
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
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
External links
Balalaika music records SKAZ
Total Balalaika Show at IMDb
Criterion Collection Essay
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Total Balalaika Show
- Total Balalaika Show – Helsinki Concert
- Balalaika
- Global Balalaika Show
- Leningrad Cowboys
- Nick Tesco
- Leningrad Cowboys Go America
- Just a Gigolo (song)
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door
