The Unbearable Lightness of Being

“A lovers’ story.”

6.9(507)19882h 51m

DramaRomance

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.

Director

Philip Kaufman

Budget

$17.0M

Revenue

$10.0M

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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

Reviews

1 review

FilipeManuelNeto

2y ago

4.0

**The Unbearable lightness of Sex.** When the recently deceased Milan Kundera published “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” he probably knew that the book would be both loved and hated. Based on the philosophies of Friedrich Nietzsche, it outlines a story full of eroticism between four characters amid the turmoil resulting from the Prague Spring in 1968, and the “years of lead” that followed. W...