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Kolya (1997)

Kolya (1997)
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Product Details: Kolya (1997)

Edition:DVD
MPAA Rating:PG-13
Release Date:07/02/2002
UPC:786936190458
Directed by:Jan Sverak
Featuring:Zdenek Sverak, Andrej Chalimon, Libuse Safrankova, See all cast

Synopsis: Kolya (1997)

Once a renowned cellist in the August Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, middle-aged bachelor, Frantisek Louka, now plays funerals at the city crematorium. Occupied by the Russians, Prague is on the eve of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Louka has no idea that more than political change abounds. The personal revolution he is about to experience is just as unpredictable as the...
Once a renowned cellist in the August Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, middle-aged bachelor, Frantisek Louka, now plays funerals at the city crematorium. Occupied by the Russians, Prague is on the eve of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Louka has no idea that more than political change abounds. The personal revolution he is about to experience is just as unpredictable as the revolution outside his window. his entire life is interrupted when a friendly grave-digger proposes that Louka marry his distant Russian niece who needs Czech papers. No ties. No obligations. Just a signature in exchange for enough money to buy a small car and pay the rent. Resolved to maintain his bachelor lifestyle, Louka refuses. But when the grave-digger's niece turns out to be young and beautiful, he changes his mind. His bride quickly emigrates to Germany to join her lover, leaving behind her six year-old Russian son, Kolya. The young boy is left in Louka's care, inviting the turmoil of the count! ry into his own small apartment.
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Features: Kolya (1997)

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
TBD
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: "Behind the Scenes of KOLYA"
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access

Awards: Kolya (1997)

Academy Awards
Best Foreign Language Film:1996

User Reviews: Kolya (1997)

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    Kolya is lovable!

    By alex  Mar 30, 2007

    Pros: heartwarming story amidst a political turmoil in Prague

    Cons: some naughty scenes, subtitled

    This film managed to captivate our attention in its entirety. We found this film to be really engaging. And so we see Kolya is a story of a bachelor celloist who became an unwilling surrogate dad to an abandoned 5 year old russian boy, named Kolya, ...amidst the political upheaval in Prague in the late 80s. And that political turmoil is now referred to in Czech history as The Velvet Revolution. That boy Kolya, (derived from Nikolai) is a picture of innocence. And as the film progresses you just can't help but feel pity and concern for the little tyke. You'ld fall into a guilt trap and experience emotional attachment as what actually happened to the bachelor in the story. We liked the musical scoring of this film. Stringed instruments with haunting melodies really soften our hearts and stir our emotions. This film not only won us, it won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film, as well. Read more Less

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