The Leningrad Cowboys Go America
A struggling Siberian rock band leaves the lonely tundra to tour the United States because, as they’re told, ‘they’ll buy anything there.’
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FILM IS IN FINNISH AND ENGLISH, WITH DUTCH SUBTITLES.
Aki Kaurismäki’s winningly aloof farce follows the musicians as they bravely make their way across the New World, carrying a dead bandmate (and some beer) in a coffin and sporting hairdos that resemble unicorn horns.
N.B: This film will be preceded by a screening of the short film LENINGRAD COWBOYS: THOSE WERE THE DAYS (Aki Kaurismäki, Finland 1992, 5 min.).
Aki Kaurismäki, Finland, Sweden, 1989, 78 min. , Dutch subtitles.
With Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää, Heikki Keskinen, Pimme Korhonen.