The image is grainy, but not in any consistent way, or even in any way that. The opening scene of leningrad cowboys go america is one of my. Time on my hands by harold adamson, mack gordon, vincent youmans, performed by billie holiday. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The band leningrad cowboys became real only after the film was released, and subsequently started touring and recording. Leningrad cowboys leningrad cowboys go america cd discogs. Leningrad cowboys go america is a glorious european perversion of the road movie, dumping much of the genres self reflective, selfmythologizing, selfaggrandisement for a series of absurdist setups that debunk that myth. Leningrad cowboys go america was followed five years later by a sequel, leningrad cowboys meet moses 1994 and a concert film total balalaika show 1994. Despite it being a stretch limo and one of their own lying frozen in a wooden crate thats tied on the roof, the leningrad cowboys fail to fit everyone into the car. The leningrad cowboys, a group of russian musicians, and their manager, travel to america seeking fame and fortune. Leningrad cowboys leningrad cowboys go america 1989, cd.
Leningrad cowboys go wild is a 2000 compilation album by the leningrad cowboys released in germany. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Totally deadpan and visually bleak, this film is one of the strangest yet most sidesplittingly hilarious films ive ever seen. The opening scene of leningrad cowboys go america is one of my favourites from all of kaurismakis cinema, a slow pan around a desolate tundra farmland that comes to rest on the frozen figure of one of the cowboys, his shoes, hair and guitar all pointing skyward. The band appeared in two other aki kaurismaki films, the leningrad cowboys meet moses 1994 and the total balalaika show 1994, which is a film of a concert performed by the band and the full 160member alexandrov ensemble in helsinki, finland in june 1993. After the film was released, the fictional band transformed into a real band, complete with ludicrous hairstyles. First off, the film deals with a russian folk music band touring the united states after losing a contract and fanbase in their home country. Best movies like leningrad cowboys go america bestsimilar.
The leningrad cowboys are a finnish rock band who frequently perform rock and roll covers of. Leningrad cowboys go america do you have rocknroll. The film was reissued on dvd in october 2011, as part of the criterion collections eclipse series, paired with the other two leningrad cowboys films. Leningrad cowboys go america is a comedy film with a music theme about a fictitious russian rock n roll band who has a desire to make it big with lots of money overseas in the united states. Laut cine canal wurde dieser film im jahre 1989 freigegeben. Probably the only people that have retained the word leningrad. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing leningrad cowboys go america near you. The adventures of a fictional russian rock band leningrad cowboys, consisting of members from the finnish rock band the sleepy sleepers that travels to the united states to become famous. Leningrad cowboys go america pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released leningrad cowboys go america pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. Body and soul by edward heyman, robert sour, frank. Official facebook of the finnish rockband leningrad cowboys. Leningrad cowboys go america leningrad cowboys songs. Leningrad cowboys leningrad cowboys go america discogs.
After the film, the band took on a life of its own, recording music, making videos and giving concerts. After viewing kaurismakis le havre, his most recent cinematic effort, leningrad cowboys, along with ariel and juha, is considered one of his most notable works during his career. Perhaps i am a little bit biased because i have also seen the film they made with aki kaurismaki finnish called. In this episode, david and trevor discuss eclipse series 29. Matti pellonpaa, kari vaananen, sakke jarvenpaa, heikki keskinen, pimme korhonen, sakari kuosmanen, puka. Leningrad cowboys go america 1989 the movie database. The thing of you should go to america, you should go to mexico is hilarious and is an indication that the leningrad cowboys are not having a really great time but not only that since their manager is just about the quintessential manager that treats the members of the band just like tools. Dec 24, 2012 kaurismaki was convinced correctly he had a phenomenon suitable for a feature film on his hands, which led to the making of leningrad cowboys go america, a road movie in which the fictitious band leave their siberian homeland after their manager is convinced they can make it big in america. Its humor is amusing rather than funny this is the sort of.
Ripping yarns season 1 episode 3escape from stalag. Leningrad cowboys go americas posse of furcoated, outrageously pompadoured hipsters struck. Leningrad cowboys go america is a 1989 road movie by finnish film director aki kaurismaki about the adventures of a fictional russian rock band leningrad cowboys, consisting of members from the finnish rock band the sleepy sleepers, augmented with additional musicians that travels to the united states to become famous. In a nearby barn, the rest of the group are belting out the traditional russian tune oh, field, my field for a. However, once they get there they discover that they are not as popular as they hoped and were followed out. Masterpiece classic downton abbey season 1 2 and 3 blue ray bluray. Leningrad cowboys meet moses 1994, tapeheads 1988, zombie and the ghost train 1991, highway 61 1991, this is spinal tap 1984. Leningrad cowboys go america pictures rotten tomatoes. Leningrad cowboys go america is sort of like a mix of this is spinal tap and a. Albums include we cum from brooklyn, happy together, and zombies paradise. Leningrad cowboys go america is a 1989 road movie by finnish film director aki kaurismaki about the adventures of a fictional russian rock band that travels. Siberian rock band leningrad cowboys go to the usa in. Even if he werent the worlds most famous finnish filmmaker, aki kaurismakis singular place in cinema would be ensured by his distinctive and effortless mix of scalpelsharp comedy, pitchdark the match factory girl or slapstick leningrad cowboys go america, with warm humanism.
The eclipse viewer episode 35 aki kaurismakis leningrad. Film, video i hired a contract killer motion picture feature film over 60 minutes. Leningrad cowboys go america 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Leningrad cowboys go america is a finnish film about an eccentric band from rural russia who go to the usa in search of fame, ending up on a bizarre road trip across the country. The leningrad cowboys are a finnish rock and roll band, famous for its humorous songs and concerts featuring the soviet red army choir. Leningrad cowboys go america doing its part to improve awareness and appreciation of contemporary international film in cincinnati, the university of.
Uruguay 3 october 2007 cinemateca uruguaya greece 2 november. In leningrad cowboys go america, there are occasional marks on the print, including at least one instance of a hairso old school. Created for his 1989 film leningrad cowboys go america by finnish director. The thing of you should go to america, you should go to mexico is hilarious and is an indication that the leningrad cowboys are not having a really great time but not only that since their manager is just about the quintessential manager that treats the.
A very bad finnish polka band and its manager matti pellonpaa try a new yorktomexico road trip. Leningrad cowboys go america 1989 release info imdb. With matti pellonpaa, kari vaananen, sakke jarvenpaa, heikki keskinen. Leningrad cowboys go america 1989 leningrad cowboys go. Matti pellonpaa, kari vaananen, sakke jarvenpaa, sakari kuosmanen, mato valtonen, heikki keskinen, pimme korhonen, puka oinonen, silu seppala, mauri sum n, aki kaurismaki, leningrad cowboys go america 1989, leningrad cowboys go america 1989, aki kaurismaki, matti pellonpaa, kari. They are also hauling one of their fallen comrades, a guitarist who froze to. As they cross the country, trying to get to a wedding in mexico, they are followed by the village idiot, who wishes to join the band. Leningrad cowboys go wild is a 2000 compilation album by the leningrad cowboys released in germany track listing. Leningrad cowboys leningrad cowboys go america amazon. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Leningrad cowboys leningrad cowboys go america 1990. The black cadillac limo bought for a few hundred dollars in leningrad cowboys go america. Originally created as a label under which another finnish band, the sleepy sleepers, could release their english songs and concert extravaganzas, the joke acquired a life on its own. Between 1986 and 1988 kaurismaki directed three short films featuring the band, and in 1989 he shot the famous road movie leningrad cowboys go america, which became an instant classic with a cult following. Perhaps a more apt reference point is 1991s the commitments, alan. Its humor is amusing rather than funny this is the sort of movie where you rarely laugh, but steadily smile. Leningrad cowboys go america 1989 the criterion collection. Having only seen i hired a contract killer by kaurismaki, the only thing i expected, when i was renting this, was some absurd dialogues and awkward human interactions but leningrad cowboys go america exceeded that by a long shot. Leningrad cowboys leningrad cowboys go america 1990, vinyl. He believes he is the reincarnation of moses, sent to lead them back to the promised land siberia. The band was an invention of the finnish film director aki kaurismaki for the feature film leningrad cowboys go america 1989.
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