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Kolya
| Genre: | Drama, Foreign |
| Mood: | Moving, Scenic |
| Decade: | 1990's |
| Country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Director: | Jan Sverak |
| Actor: | Zdenek Sverak, Ondrej Vetchy, Andrei Khalimon |
| Actress: | Irena Livanova |
| Release Year: | 1997 |
| Studio: | Miramax |
| Runtime: | 105 Mins. |
| Format: | Color |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Language: | Czech |
| New On: | SITE |
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WHAT IT'S ABOUT:Former Czech Philharmonic Orchestra cellist Frantisek Louka (Sverak) is in a tough spot: reduced to performing at the city crematorium for cash, he at least enjoys the company of several young women, one of whom (Livanova) leaves him to care for 5-year-old Kolya (Andrei Khalimon). The Russian-speaking boy’s presence crimps Louka’s swinging bachelor lifestyle, but on the cusp of the Velvet Revolution, Kolya’s influence begins to change his benefactor’s whole outlook on life. WHY I LOVE IT:An affecting story of cross-generational camaraderie set against the backdrop of Czechoslovakia’s momentous turn from Soviet rule in 1992, Sverak’s Oscar-winning “Kolya” hits high notes of tender, personal feeling. Gorgeous shots of Prague and its environs further accent the sensitively acted and directed surrogate father-son story. Lovely and heartwarming, Kolya is pure gold. |
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