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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Directed by Philip Kaufman
“A lovers’ story.”
Drama, Romance · 2h 51m
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Tomas
Juliette Binoche
Tereza
Lena Olin
Sabina
Derek de Lint
Franz
Stellan Skarsgård
The Engineer
Erland Josephson
The Ambassador
Pavel Landovský
Pavel
Donald Moffat
Chief Surgeon
Daniel Olbrychski
Interior Ministry Official
Tomasz Borkowy
Jiri
Bruce Myers
Czech Editor
Pavel Slabý
Pavel's Nephew
Crew
- Director
- Philip Kaufman
- Screenplay
- Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman
- Novel
- Milan Kundera
- Director of Photography
- Sven Nykvist
- Original Music Composer
- Mark Adler
- Editor
- Vivien Hillgrove, Michael Magill, Walter Murch
- Producer
- Saul Zaentz
Details
- Release date
- 1988-02-05
- Runtime
- 2h 51m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Czech, English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- The Saul Zaentz Company
- Budget
- $17,000,000
- Box office
- $10,000,000