Kolya
by Jan Sver?k
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Actor: Andrei Chalimon, Libuse Safr?nkov?, Ondrej Vetch?, Stella Z?zvorkov?, Zdenek Sver?kDirector: Jan Sver?k
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Czech (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-07-02
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Miramax
Movie Reviews of Kolya
Movie Review: Time Well Spent
Summary: 4 Stars
I wasn't too sure what to expect from "Kolya" since the synopsis I read was rather misleading. For that I'm grateful because everything that emerged was a pleasant surprize. I should just stop there and let it be a surprize for you, too. However, let me just say that this is a sophisticated and well-done version of a theme that is usually done with more slapstick and "juvenile" humor. It's not that those other movies were bad; it's just that we seem to keep getting a different version of the same thing substituting different stars to attract different audiences. I recall a movie I saw as a child that starred Clifton Webb. I think it was entitled "Sitting Pretty" and it, too, seemed to have a slightly more sophisticated version but "Kolya" is a film that stands alone.
Synopsis aside, "Kolya" is also worthwhile on other levels. I enjoyed the Czech perspective of Soviet occupation. I was interested in the animosity between the two groups. I also found it interesting that the director kept pushing the idea that socialism was good but not when imposed by a foregn invader. There was a lot of excellent music and cinematography and a story that left us with a sense that we had watched something worthwhile.
Summary of Kolya
Winner of the Academy Award(R) and Golden Globe as Best Foreign Language Film, this irresistible comedy treat was embraced by critics and audiences everywhere! A confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires ... setting off a wild set of circumstances -- and leaving him with a pint-sized new roommate! Now, with a mischievous five-year-old named Kolya suddenly in his care ... life in this once carefree playboy's tiny apartment changes faster than he could ever imagine! Uplifting and endlessly funny, KOLYA is delightful motion picture entertainment you'll want to take home!Winner of the 1997 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this charming Czech drama uses the backdrop of the Russian military occupation in Prague for its funny, sad, and ultimately delightful story of a 55-year-old man's friendship with a 5-year-old boy. It doesn't exactly start out as friendship: Louka is a cellist who lost his symphony job after writing a sarcastic remark on an official form, and although he's struggling financially he still enjoys the company of several young women who find him irresistibly sexy. The last thing he needs is a surrogate child, but that's what he gets when young Kolya is abandoned by his mother, a Russian woman Louka had agreed to marry so she could avoid being sent back to Russia. The mother runs off to her boyfriend in Germany, leaving Louka with a 5-year-old kid who only speaks Russian! As directed by Jan Sver?k (whose father, Zdenek Sver?k, plays Louka), this predicament offers a lovingly detailed account of how Louka and Kolya discover each other, and how their mutual awkwardness evolves into a heartwarming father-son relationship. While the Russian presence creates an atmosphere of suspicion and restriction, the deepening connection between Louka and Kolya turns this into an unforgettable film, beautifully photographed, sensitively performed, and directed with just the right combination of subtle sentiment and harsh reality. Its Oscar was definitely well deserved. --Jeff Shannon
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