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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
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In 1968, a Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives. Director:Philip Kaufman |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Cast
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| Juliette Binoche | ... | ||
| Lena Olin | ... | ||
| Derek de Lint | ... |
Franz
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| Erland Josephson | ... |
The Ambassador
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Pavel Landovský | ... |
Pavel
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| Donald Moffat | ... |
Chief Surgeon
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Daniel Olbrychski | ... |
Interior Ministry Official
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| Stellan Skarsgård | ... |
The Engineer
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Tomasz Borkowy | ... |
Jiri
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Bruce Myers | ... |
Czech Editor
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Pavel Slabý | ... |
Pavel's Nephew
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Pascale Kalensky | ... |
Nurse Katja
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Jacques Ciron | ... |
Swiss Restaurant Manager
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Anne Lonnberg | ... |
Swiss Photographer
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Storyline
Tomas is a doctor and a lady-killer in 1960s Czechoslovakia, an apolitical man who is struck with love for the bookish country girl Tereza; his more sophisticated sometime lover Sabina eventually accepts their relationship and the two women form an electric friendship. The three are caught up in the events of the Prague Spring (1968), until the Soviet tanks crush the non-violent rebels; their illusions are shattered and their lives change forever. Written by Dan Hartung <dhartung@mcs.com>
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A Lovers Story.Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
La insoportable levedad del ser See more »Box Office
Budget:
$17,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$202,189 (USA) (5 February 1988) (13 Screens)Gross:
$10,006,806 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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First Title Card: In Prague, in 1968, there lived a young doctor named Tomas...
Tomas: Take off your clothes.
[line recurs several times during film]
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The sequence depicting the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia incorporates real documentary footage of the era shot by students of Prague Film School with new scenes recreated for the movie. One of the film students, Jan Nemec, has a small role as a cameraman who is beaten and has his film confiscated by the Soviet police. See more »Goofs
Continuity: After Tomas the window-washer slugs back the wine offered to him by the Communist Party official's wife, the wineglass refills as he sits down on the chair next to the sideboard. See more »Quotes
[first lines]First Title Card: In Prague, in 1968, there lived a young doctor named Tomas...
Tomas: Take off your clothes.
[line recurs several times during film]
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