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