Music ·Documentary · Finland · 1994 · 57m

Total Balalaika Show

Total Balalaika Show poster
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Cast
Twist-Twist Erkinharju as Self Ben Granfelt as Self Sakke Järvenpää as Self Sakari Kuosmanen as Self Jore Marjaranta as Self Ekke Niiva as Self
Crew
Heikki Ortamo — Director of Photography Timo Linnasalo — Editor Tipe Johnson — Original Music Composer Boris Aleksandrov — Original Music Composer Aki Kaurismäki — Writer Aki Kaurismäki — Producer
Synopsis

A 57-minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more traditional Russian songs like the "Volga Boatman."

Key Collaborators
Aki Kaurismäki Director Heikki Ortamo Director of Photography Timo Linnasalo Editor Tipe Johnson Original Music Composer Boris Aleksandrov Original Music Composer Aki Kaurismäki Writer Aki Kaurismäki Producer
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