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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

R
Movie
1988
2h 51m
English
Drama, Romance
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.
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7.4
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
79

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Lena Olin
Sabina
Stellan Skarsgrd
The Engineer
Erland Josephson
The Ambassador
Donald Moffat
Chief Surgeon
Daniel Olbrychski
Interior Ministry Official
Bruce Myers
Czech Editor
Pavel Slab
Pavel's Nephew
Pascale Kalensky
Nurse Katja
Jacques Ciron
Swiss Restaurant Manager
Anne Lonnberg
Swiss Photographer
Lszl Szab
Russian Interrogator
Leon Lissek
Bold Man in Bar
Philip Kaufman
Man walking on street outside Sabin...
Directed By: Philip Kaufman
Written By: Philip Kaufman (Screenplay), Jean-Claude Carrière (Screenplay)

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milkhoneytea says...
7 years ago
I love the book. The movie basically misses on everything that was important. I cannot believe the author actually helped adapting this.
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1Leou-deleted-1562561946 says...
7 years ago
Absolutely the worst movie I have ever seen in a while. The story droned on and on and on and ON! I kept trying to figure out what the hell was going on. The dialogs were strange and often nonsensical. People's behavior was often strange and the movie never gave any real insight into their motivations. I found it pretty impossible to connect with any of the main characters at all, and due to the LONG runtime it was TOTAL waste of time.
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OldMumpsimus says...
4 years ago
The bearable lightness of this film – only but.
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AdamMorgan says...
4 years ago
I have to admit that I had higher hopes for this movie. It aspired to be an epic and it just never reached that level of storytelling. There are a lot of parallels to Cold War but that was a FAR superior movie. Juliet Binoche was very good playing a character that did not require a lot of range. Daniel Day-Lewis was.... odd? At different times his accent sounded like The Count from Sesame Street or John Travolta. The best thing about this movie was easily Lena Olin. follow me at https://IHATEBadMovies.com or facebook I HATEBadMovies
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