95 mins |
Rated
PG-13
In communist Czechoslovakia, middle-aged concert cellist and bachelor Frantisek Louka (Zdenek Sverak) is strapped for cash, reduced to playing funerals, when a chance relationship results in his caring for a 5-year-old Russian boy, Kolja (Andrei Chalimon). Political turmoil is imminent on the eve of the Velvet Revolution, while Louka's own emotional upheaval is just as unpredictable in this heartwarming, Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning tale. English subtitles.
Director Jan Sverak
Winner Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film
Czech Republic
March Film Class with Ian McIver
Films of Czech Republic
Tickets $10 at the door.
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In communist Czechoslovakia, middle-aged concert cellist and bachelor Frantisek Louka (Zdenek Sverak) is strapped for cash, reduced to playing funerals, when a chance relationship results in his caring for a 5-year-old Russian boy, Kolja (Andrei Chalimon). Political turmoil is imminent on the eve of the Velvet Revolution, while Louka's own emotional upheaval is just as unpredictable in this heartwarming, Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning tale. English subtitles.
Director Jan Sverak
Winner Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film
Czech Republic
March Film Class with Ian McIver
Films of Czech Republic
Tickets $10 at the door.