Directed by:
Jan Sverák
Written by:
Zdenek Sverák
Story by:
Pavel Taussig
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Music
Runtime:
105 mins
Plot:
In Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia, concert cellist and confirmed bachelor Franta Louka must take care of the five-year-old son of a Russian woman he marries to help pay off a large debt.
Release Date:
May 15, 1996
Reception:
Cast:
Zdenek Sverák
Andrey Khalimon
Libuse Safránková
Ondrej Vetchý
Stella Zázvorková
Ladislav Smoljak
Irina Bezrukova
Silvia Suvadová
Wins
- Best Foreign Language Film
Nominations
- Best Film Not in the English Language | Eric Abraham, Jan Sverák
Wins
- Best Foreign Language Film