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LENINGRAD COWBOYS: THOSE WERE THE DAYS [MV]

Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Finland, 1992
Music Video, Avant-Garde
  • 55 minutes

Synopsis

The music video for “Those Were the Days” by the Leningrad Cowboys. A man and a donkey walk into a bar run by an Elvis impersonator…

Synopsis

The music video for “Those Were the Days” by the Leningrad Cowboys. A man and a donkey walk into a bar run by an Elvis impersonator…

Our take

All Jean-Luc Godard needed to make a movie was a girl and gun. For Aki Kaurismäki, an Elvis impersonator and a donkey will do. Throw in a Finnish band, a Parisian bar, a 1920s Russian pop standard, and some pointy shoes, and you’ve all the ingredients for a classic Leningrad Cowboys singalong.