The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Release: 1988-02-05
·Runtime: 171m
·★ 6.9
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
The Saul Zaentz Company
Orion Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Tomas
Donald Moffat
as Chief Surgeon
Bruce Myers
as Czech Editor
Leon Lissek
as Bold Man in Bar
Jean-Claude Dauphin
as Swiss editor
Jiří Stanislav
Stellan Skarsgård
as The Engineer
Consuelo De Haviland
as Tall Brunette
Jean-Claude Bouillon
Derek de Lint
as Franz
Pavel Slabý
as Pavel's Nephew
Clovis Cornillac
as Boy in Bar
Josiane Lévêque
Gérard Moulévrier
Juliette Binoche
as Tereza
Erland Josephson
as The Ambassador
Niven Busch
Philip Kaufman
as Man walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited)
Isabelle Noérie
as Student (uncredited)
Lena Olin
as Sabina
Daniel Olbrychski
as Interior Ministry Official
Tomasz Borkowy
as Jiri
László Szabó
as Russian Interrogator
Charles Millot
as Lecturer in Geneva
Pavel Landovský
as Pavel
Jacques Ciron
as Swiss Restaurant Manager
Anne Lonnberg
as Swiss Photographer
Charly Oleg
Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff
Jan Němec
as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Crew
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Robert Kechichian
Second Assistant Director
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Philip Kaufman
Director, Screenplay
Mark Adler
Original Music Composer
Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Milan Kundera
Novel
Rémy Julienne
Stunt Coordinator
Richard Hymns
Sound Effects Editor
Walter Murch
Editor
Ernie Fosselius
Foley Editor
David Parker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alan Splet
Sound Designer
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design