Kolya
1996 · 105 min · Director: Jan Sverák
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
Kolya (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 30 % | 16 % | 11 % | 19 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 34 % | 19 % | 12 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 37 % | 21 % | 14 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 37 % | 25 % | 21 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 39 % | 23 % | 27 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 40 % | 16 % | 26 % | 9 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sadness | 40 % | 19 % | 30 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 47 % | 32 % | 38 % | 23 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Empathy | 51 % | 44 % | 36 % | 30 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Empathy | 50 % | 47 % | 31 % | 36 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 53 % | 51 % | 30 % | 42 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Empathy | 53 % | 52 % | 32 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Empathy | 52 % | 48 % | 37 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 54 % | 42 % | 48 % | 19 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 60 % | 45 % | 49 % | 22 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 64 % | 56 % | 42 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Empathy | 63 % | 60 % | 42 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Love | 61 % | 56 % | 40 % | 25 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Love | 60 % | 53 % | 45 % | 25 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 63 % | 53 % | 56 % | 26 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Kolya
Mom
Houdek
Nadezda
Blanka
Aunt Tamara
Musil
Paša
Brožová
Pokorný
Buštíková
Růžička
Details
- Directed by
- Jan Sverák
- Written by
- Zdenek Sverák, Pavel Taussig
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1996
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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