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MPAA Rating - R

Length:
    172 Minutes

Genre:
    Drama

Original Release Date:
    Sep 14, 1999

Director
    Philip Kaufman

Cast
    Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint, Erland Josephson

 
Movie Summary
In Philip Kaufmans surprisingly successful film adaptation of Czech author Milan Kunderas demanding 1984 bestseller, Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Tomas, an overly amorous Prague surgeon, while Juliette Binoche plays Tereza, the waiflike beauty whom he marries. Even though hes supposedly committed, Tomas continues his wanton womanizing, notably with his silken mistress Sabina (Lena Olin). Escaping the 1968 Russian invasion of Prague by heading for Geneva, Sabina takes up with another man and unexpectedly develops a friendship with Tereza. Meanwhile, Tomas, who previously was interested only in sex, becomes politicized by the collapse of Czechoslovakias Dubcek regime. The Unbearable Lightness of Being may be too leisurely for some viewers, but other viewers may feel the same warm sense of inner satisfaction that is felt after finishing a good, long novel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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