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Anachronisms 

DX-coded film was not invented until the 1980s.
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The car that Tomas uses in his first trip (Skoda 100/110) was not built until 1969.
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When Tereza goes on her first photo foray into downtown Prague the soundtrack features a woman singing a Czech version of "Hey Jude," the original Beatle version of which was not released until August 26,1968 - the week after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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The vintage camera used by Tereza and Sabina in their photo-shoot is a PRAKTICA LTL and it was not released till 1970.
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While nowadays, many people in the Czech Republic wear wedding bands on the left hand, back in 1968 they would have worn them on their right hand regardless of their political stance. Both of the main characters are shown in the movie to wear their wedding bands on the left hand as they would have in the U.S., not Czechoslovakia.
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Audio/visual unsynchronised 

When the man from Ministry from Interior was urging Tomas to sign the statement, Tomas clearly mouthed "it's bullsh*t" but no audio can be heard.
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Character error 

Mephisto the Pig, consistently referred to as "he", is a sow, as can be seen frequently, but particularly when the group enters the inn for dancing.
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Continuity 

When Tereza is challenged in the bar by the drunken youth, the bottle of Orange disappears and then reappears.
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When we first see Tereza taking photographs in Prague she is shown wearing her wedding ring, yet she and Tomas are not married at this point in the story.
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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.
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The positions of the men playing chess in the pool changes several times.
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The pig that attends the wedding is relatively newborn. When Tomas and Tereza return to Czechoslovakia after a stay in Geneva and a lengthy stay in Prague, they move to the farm where the farmer proudly claims the pig has grown. By this time, the pig would be very much bigger than the pig on the cart. Pigs typically grow hundreds of pounds in the first 4 months of life.
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Crew or equipment visible 

When Teresa is taking pictures of Sabina, the movie camera is sometimes reflected off of lens of the photo camera.
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Revealing mistakes 

During Sabina's final monologue at the end of the film, Lena Olin's Swedish accent is quite noticeable.
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