The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

A lovers' story

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1988-02-05
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 451 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 51min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Saul Zaentz Company
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Philip Kaufman
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Summary

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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  • 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

  • Pascale Kalensky

    as Nurse Katja

  • Jacques Ciron

    as Swiss Restaurant Manager

  • Anne Lonnberg

    as Swiss Photographer

  • László Szabó

    as Russian Interrogator

  • Vladimír Valenta

    as Mayor

  • Clovis Cornillac

    as Boy in Bar

  • Consuelo De Haviland

    as Tall Brunette

  • Leon Lissek

    as Bold Man in Bar

  • Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier

    as

  • Judith Atwell

    as

  • Claudine Berg

    as

  • Jean-Claude Bouillon

    as

  • Miroslaw Beuer

    as

  • Niven Busch

    as

  • Margot Capelier

    as

  • Victor Chelkoff

    as

  • Monica Constandache

    as

  • Jean-Claude Dauphin

    as Swiss editor

  • Dominique De Moncutt

    as

  • Bernard Lepinaux

    as

  • Josiane Lévêque

    as

  • Peter Majer

    as

  • Charles Millot

    as Lecturer in Geneva

  • Gérard Moulévrier

    as

  • Jan Němec

    as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague

  • Charly Oleg

    as

  • Sylvie Plantard

    as

  • Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff

    as

  • Christine Potter

    as

  • Hana Maria Pravda

    as

  • Romano

    as

  • André Sanfratello

    as

  • Jiří Stanislav

    as

  • Milos Szoboda

    as

  • Helenka Vernier

    as

  • Marrian Walters

    as

  • Serge Delanoue

    as Danseur (uncredited)

  • Philip Kaufman

    as Man walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited)

  • Isabelle Noérie

    as Student (uncredited)
Writing Philip Kaufman Screenplay
Writing Jean-Claude Carrière Screenplay
Directing Philip Kaufman Director
Art Pierre Guffroy Production Design
Production Paul Zaentz Associate Producer
Costume & Make-Up Pierre Guffroy Costume Design
Sound Mark Adler Original Music Composer
Editing Michael Magill Editor
Editing Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam Editor
Editing Walter Murch Editor
Camera Sven Nykvist Director of Photography
Production Bertil Ohlsson Executive Producer
Production Saul Zaentz Producer
Writing Milan Kundera Novel
Editing B.J. Sears Co-Editor
Costume & Make-Up Suzanne Benoit Key Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Rosalina Da Silva Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Paul LeBlanc Key Hair Stylist
Production Frank Simeone Unit Production Manager
Production Daniel Szuster Production Manager
Directing Simon Brook Third Assistant Director
Directing Robert Kechichian Second Assistant Director
Directing Charles Paviot First Assistant Director
Sound David Franklin Bergad Sound Editor
Sound Mark Berger Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Todd Boekelheide Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Luis Colina Sound Effects Editor
Sound Ernie Fosselius Foley Editor
Sound Richard Hymns Sound Effects Editor
Sound Pat Jackson Sound Effects Editor
Sound Ann Kroeber Sound Effects
Sound Barbara McBane Dialogue Editor
Sound Chris Newman Production Sound Mixer
Sound David Parker Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Diana Pellegrini Sound Editor
Sound Philip Rogers Sound Recordist
Sound Alan Splet Sound Designer
Crew Rémy Julienne Stunt Coordinator
Camera Philippe Houdart Camera Operator
Camera Bernard Noisette Camera Operator
Lighting George Michael Pantages Gaffer

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