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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
7.3
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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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
7.3
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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| Daniel Day-Lewis | ... | ||
| 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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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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