Kolya (1996)

  
Format:  Kolya DVD 
 
 
Winner of the Best Foreign Film Academy Award, Czech director Jan Sverak's warm and witty seriocomedy follows a down-and-out cellist and confirmed bachelor who agrees to a marriage of convenience with a friend's beautiful Russian niece. When the new bride leaves to be with her German lover, however, she leaves Kolya, her 6-year-old son, behind in her "husband's" care. Zdenek Sverak (the director's father, who also scripted) and Andrej Chalimon star. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Czech Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English; featurette. In Czech with English subtitles.
Academy Award ®
Winner: Best Foreign Film
 
SKU: D34756
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