kolya is one of the richest films i 've seen in some time .
zdenek sverak plays a confirmed old bachelor ( who 's likely to remain so ) , who finds his life as a czech cellist increasingly impacted by the five - year old boy that he 's taking care of .
though it ends rather abruptly--
and i 'm whining , 'cause i wanted to spend more time with these characters--
the acting , writing , and production values are as high as , if not higher than , comparable american dramas .
this father - and - son delight-- sverak also wrote the script , while his son , jan , directed-- won a golden globe for best foreign language film and , a couple days after i saw it , walked away an oscar . in czech and russian , with english subtitles .
one of the richest films i 've seen in some time won a golden globe for best foreign language film values are as high as , if not higher than , comparable american dramas