Kolya

pros: Outstanding on every level. Cast, dialogue, score, visual appeal, plot, transition, pacing...cinematic perfection.

cons: None.

Walls don't always keep people away...some determine who cares enough to break them down.

Kolya contains all the elements of a great movie. There is plenty going on in the film, even d... See Full Review

pros: Touching story, superb cinematography and musical score, credibly moving performances

cons: Broadly predictable (though not in its details)

Rebirth (Personal and Political)

The 1996 Oscar winning film in the Best Foreign Film category, Kolya, was a family affair in more th... See Full Review

pros: movie making art is present.

cons: none really, this is an excellent movie.

nice work!!

recently I have been watching more foreign cinema and it is amazing the art that is coming out of eu... See Full Review

pros: A story on many levels

cons: A story on many levels

A Sneaky Movie

I have read the Epinion reviews on Kolya and was subjected to the reviews in the Western press when... See Full Review

pros: Beautifully, filmed, acted and poignant.

cons: None

One of My Favorite Films

"Kolya" is more than simply a film about a bachelor taking care of an abandoned Russian boy who he c... See Full Review

pros: Fantastic performances, moving story, excellent score and cinematography.

cons: None in my book, though some may find subtitles distracting.

Kolya and the Bachelor from Prague

I have been fascinated by Prague ever since I first read Milan Kunderas The Unbearable Lightness... See Full Review

pros: script, direction, cinematography, score

cons: familiar story, mildly sexist, kid is too sweet, subtitles

Kolya (1996)

After Kolya won Best Foreign Language Film at both the Golden Globes and the Oscars, there wa... See Full Review

pros: A perpetual adolescent male learns responsibility and love

cons: I'm not sure the mother SHOULD have the child

The illegal guardian

Franta, the 55-year-old cellist who is the main character of "Kolya," has his life worked... See Full Review

pros: The set decorators appear to have used up the world's entire stock of grey paint.

cons: At all levels this is a completely black and white colour film.

Kolya - Contains every worst East European stereotype.

Along with many other movie fans I find myself moving away from Hollywood inspired efforts and focu... See Full Review