Leningrad Cowboys go America
Aki Kaurismäki
Somewhere in the Siberian tundra lives the worst rock group in the world who, after a disastrous audition, decide to seek their fortune in the United States. But the road that leads to success is long and winding...
With : Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää, Heikki Keskinen, Sakari Kijosmanen, Puka Oinonen, Silu Seppälä, Mauri Sumen, Mato Valtonen, Pekka Virtanen, Nicky Tesco, Olli Tuominen
Screenplay : Aki Kaurismäki d'après une idée originale de Sakke Järvenpää, Aki Kaurismäki, Mato Valtonen
Image : Timo Salminen
Sound : Jouko Lumme, Jyrki Hytti
Editing : Raija Talvio
Screenplay : Aki Kaurismäki d'après une idée originale de Sakke Järvenpää, Aki Kaurismäki, Mato Valtonen
Image : Timo Salminen
Sound : Jouko Lumme, Jyrki Hytti
Editing : Raija Talvio
Production : Villealfa Film Productions, The Swedish Film Institute
Distribution: Pyramide
Distribution: Pyramide
"The two films devoted to the Leningrad Cowboys can be seen as part of a collection: the band's concerts are recorded along the voyage, and each performance borrows from a popular song or a particular musical style. The Leningrad Cowboys are musical collectors and their unique appearance matches their openness to local influences. Adjust and adapt is the motto of musicians for whom reality depends (...) on a turntable reacting and playing the appropriate song." (S. Kyösola) "The actors and the director have fun making light of life's worst moments in original, impertinent and effective ways. (...) Slow, absurd reactions and straight faces amidst the most eccentric situations are the source of Kaurismäki's comedy." (C. Godard)