Czech Republic / UK / France,
1996, 105 min
(Director's cut: 111 min)
Directed by:
Jan SvěrákScreenplay:
Zdeněk SvěrákCinematography:
Vladimír SmutnýComposer:
Ondřej SoukupCast:
Zdeněk Svěrák, Andrei Chalimon, Libuše Šafránková, Ondřej Vetchý, Stella Zázvorková, Ladislav Smoljak, Ирина Безрукова, Silvia Šuvadová, Лилиан Малкина (more)VOD (1)
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Louka, a middle-aged Czech cellist, is a skirt-chasing bachelor who enjoys a lifestyle free of responsibilities. When he finds himself strapped for cash, he agrees to a marriage of convenience. But after his new bride skips town, Louka is left to father her five-year-old Russian son, Kolya. Neither could be more unhappy with their predicament, especially since they don't even speak the same language. It'll take time and patience for the cultural barrier between this unlikely father-son duo to fall, but when it does, an unbreakable bond forms in its place. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1997 - Jan Svěrák (Best Foreign Language Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1997 - Best Film not in the English Language
European Film Awards
- 1996 - Jan Svěrák (Best Film)
Czech Lion Awards
- 1996 - Best Film
- 1996 - Jan Svěrák (Best Director)
- 1996 - Libuše Šafránková (Best Actress)
- 1996 - Andrei Chalimon (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1996 - Zdeněk Svěrák (Best Screenplay)
- 1996 - Alois Fišárek (Best Editing)
- 1996 - Zdeněk Svěrák (Best Actor)
- 1996 - Ondřej Vetchý (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1996 - Stella Zázvorková (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1996 - Vladimír Smutný (Best Cinematography)
- 1996 - Best Sound Design
- 1996 - Ondřej Soukup (Best Score)
Golden Globes
- 1997 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Czech Film Critics Awards
- 2019 - Jan Svěrák, Zdeněk Svěrák (Best Film of Post-revolutionary Cinematography)
Venice Film Festival
- 1996 - Jan Svěrák (Honorable Mention)