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A festival première of the film ‘In-Laws 3’ at BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
We’ve already had two weddings. This means we’re in for a christening. The favourite film characters loved so much by Polish cinema enthusiasts come back in the already third instalment of this great cinema blockbuster. Feel invited to come and see the festival première of the comedy ‘In-Laws 3’ More »
Dziadku, wiejemy! – A family meeting with Jan Peszek and Olga Chajdas at the BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
Summertime is meant for adventures, travelling, and using imagination. But it is even beyond little Jagoda to think that her imagination combined with the temper of her grandpa Jeremi will take them as far as to a meeting with a dragon! More »
The début film ‘Bałtyk’ from Iga Lis to be screened at the BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
Long before the beaches and resorts along the Polish coastline got devoured by the contemporary face of tourism, local small businesses used to be one of the main attractions in the area. One of them was the smoking chamber ‘U Mieci,’ famous for its top quality smoked fish. This year, we have a special treat for all those who not only miss that taste, but also the holiday vibrations of old. More »
Kolja
Kolja · dir. Jan Sverak
Czech Republic 1996, 104’
Franta Louka is a concert cellist in Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia, a confirmed bachelor and a lady's man. Having lost his place in the state orchestra, he must make ends meet by playing at funerals and painting tombstones. But he has run up a large debt, and when his friend, the grave-digger Mr. Broz, suggests a scheme for making a lot of money by marrying a Russian woman so that she can get her Czech papers, he reluctantly agrees. She takes advantage of the situation to emigrate to West Germany, to her lover; and leaves her five-year-old son with his grandmother; when the grandmother dies, Kolya must come and live with his stepfather — Louka.
| Director: | Jan Sverak |
| Screenplay: | Zdenek Sverak |
| Cinematography: | Vladimir Smutny |
| Editing: | Alois Fisarek |
| Cast: | Zdenek Sverak, Andrei Chalimon, Libuse Safrankova, Ondrej Vetchy, Ladislav Smoljak |
| Awards: | Najlepszy Film Nieanglojęzyczny / Best Foreign Language Movie (Oscar 1997), Najlepszy Film / Best Feature Film (Czeska Nagroda Krytyków / Czech Critics Award 1997), Najlepszy Film, Najlepsza Reżyseria, Najlepszy Scenariusz, Najlepszy Montaż, Najlepsza Aktorka / Best Movie, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actress (Czeskie Lwy / Czech Lions 1997) |
