Leningrad Cowboys: Those Were the Days (1992)
Paris, 1994, night: as the Leningrad Cowboys sing "Those were the days," a solitary man leading a donkey is turned away at a restaurant door. He and the beast walk down to La Maison du Vin where, despite a "no donkeys" sign on the wall, they enter and he proceeds to feed the donkey with provisions from his pack. His care and feeding of the donkey impress the woman who sings with the house band. She and the visitor connect, but if they slip away, who will watch the burro? The visitor's shoes and most everyone's hair, except the donkey's, points forward.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
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Silu Seppälä as Lonely Cowboy |
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Mato Valtonen as Bartender |
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Kirsi Tykkyläinen as Bartender's wife |
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Mauri Sumén as Leningrad Cowboy - Accordionist |
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Matti Pellonpää as Vladimir Kuzmin, the Manager |
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Jore Marjaranta as Leningrad Cowboy - Singer |
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Twist-Twist Erkinharju as Leningrad Cowboy - Drummer |
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Leningrad Cowboys as Leningrad Cowboys |
| Directing | Aki Kaurismäki | Director |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Writer |
| Production | Atte Blom | Producer |
| Production | Aki Kaurismäki | Producer |
| Sound | Boris Fomin | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Timo Salminen | Cinematography |
| Editing | Aki Kaurismäki | Editor |
| Production | Gilles Sacuto | Production Manager |
| Directing | Pauli Pentti | Assistant Director |
| Art | Wouter Zoon | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Timo Linnasalo | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jouko Lumme | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Jacques Cheuiche | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Olli Varja | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sakke Järvenpää | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Jochen Hinrichs-Stöldt | Colorist |
| Sound | Leningrad Cowboys | Music |
