The Total Balalaika Show (1993) starring Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army

Chorus and Dance Ensemble (Eng hard sub)



New recode to MKV from my previous torrent                                                A few hard coded subs on the Russians

                                                                                                                                           but for the rest you can sing along in English

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run time : 57 mins 8 sec.  File size 300 MB



Directed by Aki Kaurismäki



Released through Criterion/Janus Films, the same wonderful folks who bring you Ingmar  Bergman.  Recorded in Helsinki in 1993. Posted in music videos



My notes



Wiki entries are available for the director and the band and its members and current

works in the NFO in this folder.  There is a fan site as well which you can get

through the wiki notes.  As the fan site says, Leningrad Cowboys are the best--  just

look at the hair and shoes.  It put me a bit in mind a film by Lukas Moodysson called

"We Are The Best" and perhaps there is a connection-- who knows?



To give away either the musical numbers presented, the context,  or the visual

excitement of this event would be a cheat.  Therefore I will not do it.



In the early days of VHS rentals in the US I got my first experience of the Leningrad

Cowboys from a supermarket.  It was just sitting there waiting patiently for me to

find.  The title was "Leningrad Cowboys Go America"  and it was one of my first film

reviews for the internet movie database when it was very young and still on Usenet.



Since then it has been hard for me to track down other Leningrad Cowboys shows.  Aki

Kaurismäki does not do this full time.  He is a Finish film director with a large

portfolio.



Enjoy The Total Balalaika Show.  You won't be disappointed.



For those who are capable of mounting video for You Tube, I encourage this as well.  

Currently some of the musical numbers have been posted individually.



This encode has hard subbed English subtitles which an earlier small size version

lacks.  It required a number of tasks using free software.  



notes written August 29th,  2014



new notes updated September 10th, 2020











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