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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

Directed by Philip Kaufman

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Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 171 minutes

Actors

Daniel Day-Lewis | Juliette Binoche | Lena Olin | Derek de Lint | Stellan Skarsgård | Erland Josephson | Pavel Landovský | Donald Moffat | Daniel Olbrychski | Tomasz Borkowy | Bruce Myers | Pavel Slabý | Pascale Kalensky | Jacques Ciron | Anne Lonnberg | László Szabó | Vladimír Valenta | Clovis Cornillac | Consuelo De Haviland | Leon Lissek