Movie
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-02-05
- Runtime
- 171 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The Saul Zaentz Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Daniel Day-Lewis as Tomas
- Juliette Binoche as Tereza
- Lena Olin as Sabina
- Derek de Lint as Franz
- Stellan Skarsgård as The Engineer
- Erland Josephson as The Ambassador
- Pavel Landovský as Pavel
- Donald Moffat as Chief Surgeon
- Daniel Olbrychski as Interior Ministry Official
- Tomasz Borkowy as Jiri
- Bruce Myers as Czech Editor
- Pavel Slabý as Pavel's Nephew
Crew
- Philip Kaufman - Director
- Jean-Claude Carrière - Screenplay
- Philip Kaufman - Screenplay
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