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55-year-old Louka (Zdenek Sverak) is a gifted musician in Czechoslovakia who once made a good living playing in the State Symphony Orchestra. However, he has little use for the government, and after putting a playfully insulting statement on a government form, he's been banished from official music making. He ekes out a living .. Read more

Starring	Zdenek Sverak, Andrei Chalimon, Libuse Safrankova, Ondrej Vetchy
Director	Jan Sverak
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- Prague, 1988. Since being chucked out of the Czech Philharmonic, cellist Frantisek Louka (SverÃk) has been reduced to... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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  Don't waste your time.
  
  Don't waste your time reading about this film: watch it! This is a complete gem, enthralling, enchanting, beautifully observant, rich with myriad details, ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Jul 2005 at 14:18
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  a surprise charming movie for an old cynic
  
  Classical musician/gigolo turns out to be a responsible adult after a little Russian boy(Kolya) forces him to be a better person.
  
  This was so funny ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Nov 2011 at 15:11
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  Amusing & Intelligent
  
  A million miles away from an action movie.
  
  Superb performance by the central character: Very entertaining.
  
  I thoroughly enjoyed this film... read more »
  
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- - Iggi_1
  - 54 reviews
  - 26 Sep 2011 at 20:33
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  Delightful story!
  
  Its not a new story, grumpy old man creates a bond with a small boy but this is a delightfully paced story with a lightness added to it by the backdrop of the ... read more »
  
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- - JCPHankins
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  - London
  - 17 Aug 2011 at 11:08
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  Language no barrier for love
  
  What a delight! Still smiling as I think about it as it has wonderful feel good factor. To watch the developing relationship between the anti-establishment, ... read more »
  
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- - TheToothFairy
  - 4 reviews
  - 04 May 2011 at 16:54
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  Wonderful film
  
  A lovely film with great performances all round....highly recommend.
  
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  - 24 reviews
  - Bath
  - 08 Oct 2009 at 13:33
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  Kolya
  
  Sympathetic but realistic insight into the dilemmas and tensions which arise when politics and history bear down on human relationships and aspirations.
  
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- - Nairn
  - 1 review
  - Hassocks
  - 22 Aug 2009 at 22:21
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  Kolya
  
  great movie, very moving story, enjoyed it a lot.
  
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- - Melinda
  - 26 reviews
  - Charlbury
  - 12 Jul 2009 at 17:33
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  Charming
  
  I enjoyed this charming film. It is a fairly simple story which is witty and touching. It follows in the mould of many foreign films which explore child/adult... read more »
  
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- - HarryK
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  - Letchworth Garden City
  - 04 Jul 2009 at 00:08
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  Pleasing feel good film
  
  This is a film that will make you laugh but there is also a great deal of poignancy as two characters deal with a relationship that neither of them chose . It ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Jun 2009 at 18:28
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  Utterly superb
  
  Cannot add more than what most reviewers have previously said. An accessible, compelling and beautiful film in every way. A million miles away from Hollywood ... read more »
  
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- - JohnnyRover
  - 3 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 03 May 2009 at 23:46
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  Don't waste your time.
  
  Don't waste your time reading about this film: watch it! This is a complete gem, enthralling, enchanting, beautifully observant, rich with myriad details, ... read more »
  
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  - Robin
  - Winchester
  - 02 Jul 2005 at 14:18
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  Pass the handkerchief
  
  Very tender film, beautifully acted, especially by the wonderful little boy of the title - how do they find children with such amazing faces? The adults weren&#... read more »
  
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- - E. del Monte
  - Lincoln, England
  - 08 Aug 2005 at 21:33
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  Exquisite
  
  Forget Hollywood this is one of the best films I have seen for years. Beautifully simple with real characters and honest acting and not a special effect in ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Jun 2007 at 16:28
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  Light Years and a Continent away from 'Big Daddy'.
  
  The theme of a very young boy dumped on an older male received a strongly comedic but sentimental treatment in 'Big Daddy', an Adam Sandler vehicle ... read more »
  
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- - Hedgehog1
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  - Colchester
  - 02 Dec 2008 at 13:21
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  Very good.
  
  One of the best film. Unsual, weird, but heart-warming. I like the typical atomosphere of Czech films.
  
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  - Japan
  - 25 Apr 2005 at 02:06
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  Kolya
  
  Sympathetic but realistic insight into the dilemmas and tensions which arise when politics and history bear down on human relationships and aspirations.
  
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- - Nairn
  - 1 review
  - Hassocks
  - 22 Aug 2009 at 22:21
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  Wonderful film
  
  A lovely film with great performances all round....highly recommend.
  
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- - gardens
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  - Bath
  - 08 Oct 2009 at 13:33
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  czech this one out
  
  A lovely film full of light hearted but poignant moments. Believable insightful comment on late Soviet Czechoslovakia.
  
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  - Worcester
  - 07 Jan 2009 at 13:08
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  Kolya
  
  My teenage sons (14 & 16) were distinctly underwhelmed at my choice of film. However they were soon gripped by this charming tale of love and compassion, as... read more »
  
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  - 08 Feb 2009 at 13:30
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  Kolya
  
  great movie, very moving story, enjoyed it a lot.
  
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- - Melinda
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  - 12 Jul 2009 at 17:33

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- Prague, 1988. Since being chucked out of the Czech Philharmonic, cellist Frantisek Louka (SverÃk) has been reduced to... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18

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  55-year-old Louka (Zdenek Sverak) is a gifted musician in Czechoslovakia who once made a good living playing in the State Symphony Orchestra. However, he has little use for the government, and after putting a playfully insulting statement on a government form, he's been banished from official music ...