Review: Criterion Collection: Eclipse Series 29: Aki Kaurismäki’s Leningrad Cowboys [Blu-ray]

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Criterion Collection: Eclipse Series 29: Aki Kaurismäki’s Leningrad Cowboys [Blu-ray]
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“While starkly arid humor has always been a Kaurismaki hallmark, these films lean more toward the realm of straight-forward comedy, while retaining the director’s patented edge of laconic bleakness. Filled with visual – and occasional aural – absurdity, this collection is an entertaining immersion in all manner of culture shock, as our intrepid troubadours make their way from Russia to New York to Mexico and back, playing just about every filthy dive and low rent wedding reception along the way.”

David Anderson
David Anderson
David Anderson is a 25 year veteran of the film and television industry, and has produced and directed over 2000 TV commercials, documentaries and educational videos. He has filmed extensively throughout the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean for such clients as McDonalds, General Motors and DuPont. Top Films From Contemporary Film Auteurs: Reygadas (Silent Light), Weerasathakul (Syndromes and a Century), Dardennes (Rosetta), Haneke (Caché), Ceylon (Climates), Andersson (You the Living), Denis (35 Shots of Rum), Malick (The Tree of Life), Leigh (Another Year), Cantet (The Class)

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