Kolya Review
by Michael J. Legeros (legeros AT pagesz DOT net)March 28th, 1997
KOLYA
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1997 Michael John Legeros
(Miramax)
Directed by Jan Sverak
Written by Zdenek Sverak
Cast Zdenek Sverak, Andrej Chalimon, Libuse Safrankova, Ondrej Vetchy, Stella Zazvorkova, Ladislav Smolijak MPAA Rating "R" (presumably for sexual situations)
Running Time 112 minutes
Reviewed at The Colony Theatre, Raleigh, NC (22MAR97)
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KOLYA is one of the richest films I've seen in some time. Zdenek Sverak plays a confirmed old bachelor (who's likely to remain so), who finds his life as a Czech cellist increasingly impacted by the five-year old boy that he's taking care of. Though it ends rather abruptly-- and I'm whining, 'cause I wanted to spend more time with these characters-- the acting, writing, and production values are as high as, if not higher than, comparable American dramas. This father-and-son delight-- Sverak also wrote the script, while his son, Jan, directed-- won a Golden Globe for best Foreign Language film and, a couple days after I saw it, walked away an Oscar. In Czech and Russian, with English subtitles.
Grade: A-
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