SYNOPSIS: Aki Kaurismäki’s film of the Leningrad Cowboys’ massive concert in Helsinki’s Senate Square with the 150-member Alexandrov Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble is a loving tribute to the rock band he made famous. Seventy thousand people turned out for this megaspectacle; featuring musical selections from Sibelius to Bob Dylan, it crossed genre and national divides. Also included on this disc are the Leningrad Cowboys music videos “Rocky VI,” “Thru the Wire,” “L.A. Woman,” “Those Were the Days,” and “These Boots.”
| Director | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Assistant director | Erkki Astala |
| Cinematography | Heikki Ortamo |
| Editing | Timo Linnasalo |
| Sound | Jouko Lumme |
By October 18, 2011
Are the Leningrad Cowboys for real? With pointy pompadours reaching to impossible heights above their expressionless faces and needlelike winklepicker shoes that could have been torn from the feet . . . Read more »
July 28, 2011
We’re pleased to announce that Janus Films has picked up the North American rights to Aki Kaurismäki’s Le Havre, which, as you may have heard, premiered to much acclaim in May at the Cannes Film . . . Read more »
November 02, 2011
Dennis Lim begins his recent Los Angeles Times piece on Aki Kaurismäki by announcing that the Finnish director has “joined the ranks of the master auteurs.” Read more »
