Much watched, much loved (Rating: 5.00)
Review : I originally saw this film in a local theater during an International Film Festival, and not long later a co-worker, having heard me rave about it a few times, bought me the video for Christmas. I have watched my Kolya video about once a year since, and I never tire of it. It is just wonderful. I don't find subtitles distracting if they're done well, which they are here (brief sentences, no white text against a backdrop of white walls or tablecloths!) Having always wanted to visit Prague, about which I've heard only wonderful things, I love the film's setting. I think the acting is wonderful, the music beautiful, and the plot charming. You also learn (or are reminded of) some relatively recent and interesting Czech history as an added benefit. There are many clever, poignant and witty cinematic moments in this film (watching it more than once helps you catch them all). And I am utterly smitten by Louka's captivating, romantic tower apartment!! I want one! :-)This film charms me in such a quiet, touching, unassuming way every time I watch it. I'm glad it's part of my collection.
This is not a love story !!!! (Rating: 5.00)
Review : Anyone who says that this movie is a love-story has clearly missed the whole theme and point. This is not a love-story as most foreign critics describe this picture. I don't blame them. This is a cultural thing. I cannot imagine how a foreigner could grasp the spirit and the countless funny little jokes which are the backbone of this movie. For a person who knows the environment, the time period, and the language this is a classic that will have you bent laughing. This movie came out a long time ago but Czechs have incorporated many funny/meaningful lines from this movie into their everyday language and use them still. Kolya reminds us of what we've overcome. Kolya is a very sweet movie, very soothing, very funny. Sverak is a very much loved figure on the Czech film scene and this movie shows why. And for someone who do does not have the communist experience as us Eastern Europeans do, this could be a little insight into how a regime can cripple peoples lives and how there will always be hope and people who won't bend their backs for noone. "You can fool some people sometimes, but you can't fool all the people all the time".
Wonderful viewing. (Rating: 5.00)
Review : Not only is this a touching story, it is also at times, a humorous one. I will not bore you with the story line as I am sure you have read about it in previous reviews anyway. It bought a tear to the eye of this grown man, even though the story is not that original, and you can pretty much guess the ending. That said, this is still worthy of a couple of lazy hours. One of the better movies I have seen in a while.
Kolya--a boy you will love, a movie you will love (Rating: 5.00)
Review : I first saw the child, who played Kolya, while watching the 1997 Academy Awards. I was intrigued by this cute little boy and wondered why he went up the stage as the Kolya was declared Best Foreign Picture. Two years later, I finally got to see the movie and I completely fell in love with it, the screenplay and everything else. I loved it so much I got myself a VHS copy, directly ordered from Amazon. Kolya is a five-year-old boy, who was left in the care of Louka, a certified bachelor with strings of girlfriends. The friendship that eventually blossomed between this unlikely pair will leave the audience moved. Director Zdenek Sverák has captured the essence of the movie perfectly. The audience will leave the theaters with warmth, joy and bliss. Kolya is a must-see for art film buffs.
very nice ,funny with typical Sverak's humour (Rating: 5.00)
Review : I don't write about the story-I think ,that the story is very good . The best non-speaking english film of 1997 ,he got Oscar. It is a story about one older man and suddenly ,he must care of little russian boy Kolya ,he don't speak russia and little kid don't speak czech etc. I don't konow how americans can understand typical sverak's humour which consits of games with czech language. I really don't know how they can be so bossy ,that they can't make a really good dabing. The subtitles are not good . A man ,who see the foreign film with the subtitles ,he is boring. he must keep his eyes stil on tv ,there you can the problem with american useful and lazy life. back to kolya(rather): The thing that the screnplay ,has been wroten by the main actor .He wrote it for him the best ,for the people to make lot of fun Thank you for reading my review about KOlYA
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