"Kolya"
1996
Directed by Jan Sverak

A charmer of a movie, due, in no small part, to the wonderful performances of Zdenek Sverak as the confirmed, set-in-his-ways bachelor and Andrej Chalimon as the six-year-old Russian boy stranded in Prague by his mother, who first turns Sverak's life upside down and ultimately wins over his heart. An Oscar- and Golden Globe-winner for Best Foreign Film, this "gem of a film" (New York Times) also features political overtones in its whimsical look at a musician reduced to playing at funerals because of his outspokenness and the fact that his brother has emigrated. Czech with English subtitles. 105 minutes.