Genres
Duration
171 min
Director
Philip Kaufman
Rating
6.9
Release Date
February 5, 1988
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Original title: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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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.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being cast
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Character:
Tomas
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Juliette Binoche
Character:
Tereza
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Lena Olin
Character:
Sabina
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Derek de Lint
Character:
Franz
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Stellan Skarsgård
Character:
The Engineer
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Erland Josephson
Character:
The Ambassador
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Pavel Landovský
Character:
Pavel
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Donald Moffat
Character:
Chief Surgeon
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Daniel Olbrychski
Character:
Interior Ministry Official
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Tomasz Borkowy
Character:
Jiri
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Bruce Myers
Character:
Czech Editor
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Pavel Slabý
Character:
Pavel's Nephew
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Pascale Kalensky
Character:
Nurse Katja
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Jacques Ciron
Character:
Swiss Restaurant Manager
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Anne Lonnberg
Character:
Swiss Photographer
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László Szabó
Character:
Russian Interrogator
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Vladimír Valenta
Character:
Mayor
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Clovis Cornillac
Character:
Boy in Bar
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Consuelo De Haviland
Character:
Tall Brunette
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Leon Lissek
Character:
Bold Man in Bar
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Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier
Character:
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Judith Atwell
Character:
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Claudine Berg
Character:
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Jean-Claude Bouillon
Character:
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Miroslaw Beuer
Character:
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Niven Busch
Character:
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Margot Capelier
Character:
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Victor Chelkoff
Character:
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Monica Constandache
Character:
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Jean-Claude Dauphin
Character:
Swiss editor
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Dominique De Moncutt
Character:
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Bernard Lepinaux
Character:
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Josiane Lévêque
Character:
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Peter Majer
Character:
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Charles Millot
Character:
Lecturer in Geneva
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Gérard Moulévrier
Character:
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Jan Němec
Character:
Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
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Charly Oleg
Character:
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Sylvie Plantard
Character:
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Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff
Character:
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Christine Potter
Character:
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Hana Maria Pravda
Character:
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Romano
Character:
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André Sanfratello
Character:
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Jiří Stanislav
Character:
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Milos Szoboda
Character:
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Helenka Vernier
Character:
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Marrian Walters
Character:
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Serge Delanoue
Character:
Danseur (uncredited)
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Philip Kaufman
Character:
Man walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited)
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Isabelle Noérie
Character:
Student (uncredited)
