The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6.89
488 reviews
Drama/Romance
2h 51m
1988
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...
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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.
- DirectorPhilip Kaufman
- Release5 February 1988
- Genre
- Duration2h 51m
- Budget$17,000,000
- Revenue$10,000,000
- Rate6.89488 reviews
- Productions
The Saul Zaentz Company, Orion Pictures
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
Jacques Ciron
Swiss Restaurant Manager
Anne Lonnberg
Swiss Photographer
László Szabó
Russian Interrogator
Clovis Cornillac
Boy in Bar
Consuelo De Haviland
Tall Brunette
Leon Lissek
Bold Man in Bar
Jean-Claude Bouillon
Niven Busch
Jean-Claude Dauphin
Swiss editor
Josiane Lévêque
Charles Millot
Lecturer in Geneva
Gérard Moulévrier
Jan Němec
Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Charly Oleg
Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff
Jiří Stanislav
Philip Kaufman
Man walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited)
Isabelle Noérie
Student (uncredited)
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