English Title: Kolya
Biograf Jan Sverak
Starring: Zdenek Sverák, Ondrej Vetchý
Directed by: Jan Sverák
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!
Synopsis: A bachelor Czechoslovakian musician named Louka (Zdenek Sverák) agrees to an arranged marriage for money and unexpectedly ends up caring for the woman’s son named Kolja (Andrey Khalimon).
Kitty Cameos: Louka’s gravedigger friend Broz (Ondrej Vetchý) is the one who suggests the arranged marriage to Louka. He is married with several kids and a menagerie of animals, including a black kitten.
Later in the film a speckled cat can be seen on top of the mynah bird’s cage.
Final Mewsings: No menagerie is complete without some cats.
Many thanks to Nick Wale for reminding us of the cats in this movie.
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