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Kolja (Kolya) (1996)

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Average Rating: 8.8/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 0

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Average Rating: 4.2/5
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55-year-old Louka (Zdenek Sverak) is a gifted musician in Czechoslovakia who once made a good living playing in the State Symphony Orchestra. However, he has little use for the government, and after putting a playfully insulting statement on a government form, he's been banished from official music making. He ekes out a living by giving private lessons, painting gravestones with gold leaf, and performing at funerals. Louka also likes to chase younger women, a surprisingly number of whom are more

PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Zdenek Sverák

Jul 2, 2002

Miramax

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All Critics (43) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (1) | DVD (2)

Disappoints as a lumbering mainstream pic that is all too familiar to Americans.

February 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

...one of those beautiful, sweet, buttery-lit movies that will leave all but the bitterest cynics smiling.

August 28, 2002 Full Review | Comment
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

With his big sad eyes, Andrej Chalimon pulls us lovingly and completely into Kolya's life. He's simply perfect as a little Russian refugee in this poignant movie treasure.

June 24, 2002 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Kolja (Kolya)

Kolya is an adorable and charming light drama of a Russian child unexpectedly changing the course of the life of a "father" in question. A genius mix of light drama and humor. The enchanting story, solid performances, and profound soundtrack paramount to a genuine magical experience for the heart.

September 10, 2011
Jan Marc Macababayao

Super Reviewer

A charming film with solid performances. KOYLA celebrates the life and trials of a middle-aged cellist in Prague during the Soviet occupation. Louka plays the cello like an angel, but seduces married women with his devilish charm. All this changes when he inherits a young boy from an arranged marriage. The uneasy

November 5, 2010
itsjustme2004

Super Reviewer

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  • Kolya (DE)
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