In the Hills of Manchuria

URGA (Territory of Love) (in Russian: У́рга - территория любви) is a 1991 filmdirected by Nikita Mikhalkov. Gombo, a Mongolian shepherd, lives in a yurt in inner Mongolia with his wife, three children, and mother. Gombo desires sexual intercourse with his wife, which puts her at unease due to Chinese law as it is likely to result in a fourth child. Shortly after, Sergei, an intoxicated, buffoonish Russian truck driver, has stranded himself by driving his truck into a river, and is picked up by Gombo and taken to his family's yurt, to join him for dinner. Gombo's family are particularly taken with Sergei's back tattoos, later revealed to be music notation for the popular Waltz "In the Hills of Manchuria” by Ilya Shatrov and played in the film by Gombo’s daughter on harmonica. Bel Air Music recorded the Waltz with the
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and in this clip it follows the version on harmonica. Download “In the Hills of Manchuria” from the Apple / iTunes link
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This waltz is especially close to my heart, my grandmother played it on her 12 string classical guitar and it always reminds me of her