Kolya (1997)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 45 mins | Comedy, Drama, Period, Adaptation | Released: 4/21/1997 |Box Office Total: $5.7M

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Synopsis:

Once a renowned cellist in the August Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, middle-aged bachelor, Frantisek Louka, now plays funerals at the city crematorium. Occupied by the Russians, Prague is on the eve of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Louka has no idea that more than political change abounds. The personal revolution he is about to experience is just as unpredictable as the revolution outside his window. his entire life is interrupted when a friendly grave-digger proposes that Louka marry his distant Russian niece who needs Czech papers. No ties. No obligations. Just a signature in exchange for enough money to buy a small car and pay the rent. Resolved to maintain his bachelor lifestyle, Louka refuses. But when the grave-digger's niece turns out to be young and beautiful, he changes his mind. His bride quickly emigrates to Germany to join her lover, leaving behind her six year-old Russian son, Kolya. The young boy is left in Louka's care, inviting the turmoil of the country into his own small apartment.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/21/1997

Director	Credit
Jan Sverak	Director
Cast	Credit
Zdenek Sverak	Frantisek Louka
Olga Ceskova	over
Andrej Chalimon	Kolya
Lida Rakusanova	over
Libuse Safrankova	Klara
Pavel Pecha	over
Vera Cermakova	over
Ondrej Vetchy	Mr Broz
Stella Zazvorkova	Mother
Ladislav Smoljak	Mr Houdek
Irena Livanova	Nadezda
Lilian Mankina	Aunt Tamara
Petra Spalova	Pasha
Nella Boudova	Mrs Brozova
Rene Pribyl	Captain Pokorny
Miroslav Taborsky	Captain Novotny
Slavka Budinova	Mrs Bustikova
Jiri Sovak	Uncle Ruzicka
Sylvia Suvadova	Blanka
Karel Hermanek	Mr Musil - Organist
Production Credits	Credit
Ernst Goldschmidt	Associate Producer
Eric Abraham	Producer
Jan Sverak	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Portobello Pictures Productions	Production Company
Biograf Jan Sverak	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Miramax Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Miramax Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
BVI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Prague, Czech Republic
Writer	Credit
Zdenek Sverak	Screenplay
Pavel Taussig	From Story
Art Department	Credit
Milos Kohout	Production Designer
Milos J Kohout	Art Director
Karel Vanasek	Set Designer
Casting	Credit
Sona Tichackova	Casting Director
Ivan Vorlicek	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Aeoro Vodochody	Photography - aerial photography
Vladimír Smutný	Director of Photography
Jan Carda	Camera Operator
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Czech Television	Funding
Pandora Cinema	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Bedrich Smetana	Music
Ondrej Soukup	Composer
Antonin Dvorak	Song
Stern Quartet	Song Performer
Prague City	Song Performer
Antonin Dvorak	Music
Josef Suk	Song
Ondrej Soukup	Music
Zdenek Fibich	Song
Philharmonic Players (Conducted by Leos Svarovsky)	Song Performer
Juraj Durovic	Music - music mixer
Felix Mendelssohn	Song
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Song
V G Dobrynin	Song
S A Osiasvili	Song
Bedrich Smetana	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Jaroslav Psenicka	Stunt Coordinator
Antonin Hansknecht	Stunt Coordinator
Jaroslav Peterka	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Valerie Dhiver	Production Coordinator
Daniela Humlova	Script Supervisor
Jiri Jezek	Line Producer
David Rauch	Assistant Director
Slavek Horak	Assistant Director
Pavel Solc	Line Producer
Nikola Hejko	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Pavel Rejholec	Sound Dubbing
Ellen Scafer	Audio Consultant - sound consultant
Zbynek Mikulik	Sound Editor
Zbynek Mikulik	Sound Mixer
Zbynek Mikulik	Sound Designer
Ivo Spalj	Sound Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Milada Fischerova	Graphic Designer
Boris Masnik	Special Effects
Filip Heyduk	Graphic Designer
Jiri Simunek	Special Effects
Pavel Kryml	Special Effects
Miroslav Snabl	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Katarina Holla	Costume Designer
Frantisek Prihoda	Makeup - makeup designer
Bozena Dosla	Makeup Artist

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