Aki Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys [Criterion Collection] [3 Discs]

Aki Kaurismäki

Overview

This box set from the Criterion Collection Eclipse series devotes itself to the Leningrad Cowboys series of works by the master of deadpan Finnish humor, Aki Kaurismaki. First on the roster is the debut feature that introduced the Leningrad Cowboys to the world - 1989's Leningrad Cowboys Go America. It's a comedy in which a group affectionately referred to as "The World's Worst Rock 'n' Roll Band" (from the Finnish tundra) embarks on a tour of small-town America. Next up is the sequel, Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994). This time around, after several of the musicians die off from tequila-induced alcohol poisoning, the rest head from Mexico to Coney Island, and reencounter an old manager who claims to be Moses and then proceeds to lead them to the "promised land" of Siberia. The third film in the st, The Total Balalaika Show, actually constitutes a concert film that emerged after the fictional group encountered real-life success; accompanying this (and rounding out the collection) are five Leningrad Cowboys music videos that Kaurismaki directed.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/2011
UPC:	0715515088510
Original Release:	1989
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	3:50:00
Sales rank:	15,020

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Aki Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys: Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1. Somewhere in Tundra [7:58]
2. International Airport [2:09]
3. Nueva York [1:53]
4. A Promising Start [5:36]
5. Heading to Mexico [2:49]
6. Highway [:43]
7. Memphis, Tennessee [4:27]
8. Meanwhile, Not Far Away [3:27]
9. Beer Question [1:51]
10. Earl's Bar, New Orleans, Louisiana [5:57]
11. Hunger [5:11]
12. Professionals [2:06]
13. Galveston [6:09]
14. Revolution [3:46]
15. Langtry, Texas [4:20]
16. Suddenly . . . a Relative [6:56]
17. Sometimes . . . in Sunday [1:50]
18. All You Need Is Love [:46]
19. Plaza Lounge, Del Rio [3:05]
20. The Wedding [8:02]
Disc #2 -- Aki Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys: Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1. Five Years Later [7:05]
2. Lost in Coney Island [2:23]
3. The Job Is a Success [5:14]
4. Six Hours Later [11:51]
5. Brest, Bretagne, France [4:34]
6. Amiens [10:20]
7. Frankfurt, Germany [9:04]
8. Leipzig [6:52]
9. Dresden [4:19]
10. A Holiday in the Czech Republic [5:21]
11. Same Time in the Valley [5:33]
12. Poland [13:42]
13. Finally Near Home [7:39]
Disc #3 -- Aki Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys: Total Balalaika Show With Five Music Videos
1. Helsinki 12.6.1993 [5:33]
2. "Volga Boatmen" [4:07]
3. "Happy Together" [2:56]
4. "Delilah" [4:27]
5. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" [6:18]
6. "Oh, Field" [3:07]
7. "Kalinka" [5:24]
8. "Gimme All Your Lovin'" [8:27]
9. "Sweet Home Alabama" [4:48]
10. "Dark Eyes" [5:04]
11. "Those Were the Days" [6:47]

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Disc #1 -- Aki Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys: Leningrad Cowboys Go America
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Disc #2 -- Aki Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys: Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
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Disc #3 -- Aki Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys: Total Balalaika Show With Five Music Videos
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