The Unbearable Lightness of Being
HD 05/02/1988 · (US) · 2h 51m
3.46 / 5 points
Overview
"A lovers’ story."
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.
Philip Kaufman
Director
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Daniel Day-Lewis
/ Daniel Day-Lewis
Tomas
Juliette Binoche
/ Juliette Binoche
Tereza
Lena Olin
/ Lena Olin
Sabina
Derek de Lint
/ Derek de Lint
Franz
Stellan Skarsgård
/ Stellan Skarsgård
The Engineer
Erland Josephson
/ Erland Josephson
The Ambassador
Pavel Landovský
/ Pavel Landovský
Pavel
Donald Moffat
/ Donald Moffat
Chief Surgeon
Daniel Olbrychski
/ Daniel Olbrychski
Interior Ministry Official
Tomasz Borkowy
/ Tomasz Borkowy
Jiri
Bruce Myers
/ Bruce Myers
Czech Editor
Pavel Slabý
/ Pavel Slabý
Pavel's Nephew
Pascale Kalensky
/ Pascale Kalensky
Nurse Katja
Jacques Ciron
/ Jacques Ciron
Swiss Restaurant Manager
Anne Lonnberg
/ Anne Lonnberg
Swiss Photographer
László Szabó
/ László Szabó
Russian Interrogator
Vladimír Valenta
/ Vladimír Valenta
Mayor
Clovis Cornillac
/ Clovis Cornillac
Boy in Bar
Consuelo De Haviland
/ Consuelo De Haviland
Tall Brunette
Leon Lissek
/ Leon Lissek
Bold Man in Bar
Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier
/ Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier
Judith Atwell
/ Judith Atwell
Claudine Berg
/ Claudine Berg
Jean-Claude Bouillon
/ Jean-Claude Bouillon
Miroslaw Beuer
/ Miroslaw Beuer
Niven Busch
/ Niven Busch
Margot Capelier
/ Margot Capelier
Victor Chelkoff
/ Victor Chelkoff
Monica Constandache
/ Monica Constandache
Jean-Claude Dauphin
/ Jean-Claude Dauphin
Swiss editor
Dominique De Moncutt
/ Dominique De Moncutt
Bernard Lepinaux
/ Bernard Lepinaux
Josiane Lévêque
/ Josiane Lévêque
Peter Majer
/ Peter Majer
Charles Millot
/ Charles Millot
Lecturer in Geneva
Gérard Moulévrier
/ Gérard Moulévrier
Jan Němec
/ Jan Němec
Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Charly Oleg
/ Charly Oleg
Sylvie Plantard
/ Sylvie Plantard
Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff
/ Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff
Christine Potter
/ Christine Potter
Hana Maria Pravda
/ Hana Maria Pravda
Romano
/ Romano
André Sanfratello
/ André Sanfratello
Jiří Stanislav
/ Jiří Stanislav
Milos Szoboda
/ Milos Szoboda
Helenka Vernier
/ Helenka Vernier
Marrian Walters
/ Marrian Walters
Serge Delanoue
/ Serge Delanoue
Danseur (uncredited)
Philip Kaufman
/ Philip Kaufman
Man walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited)
Isabelle Noérie
/ Isabelle Noérie
Student (uncredited)
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