Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1988-02-05) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 14 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $10,006,806 |
| Screen: | Milan Kundera, Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman |
| Productions: | The Saul Zaentz Company |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 11856: Daniel Day-Lewis - Tomas
- 1137: Juliette Binoche - Tereza
- 5313: Lena Olin - Sabina
- 9128: Derek de Lint - Franz
- 1640: Stellan Skarsgård - The Engineer
- 38127: Erland Josephson - The Ambassador
- 47837: Pavel Landovský - Pavel
Crews
- 9747: Jean-Claude Carrière - Screenplay - Writing
- 648: Philip Kaufman - Director - Directing
- 648: Philip Kaufman - Screenplay - Writing
- 4007: Bertil Ohlsson - Executive Producer - Production
- 1540358: Vivien Hillgrove - Editor - Editing
- 154: Walter Murch - Editor - Editing
- 3278: Mark Adler - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
Review text:
**The Unbearable lightness of Sex.** When the recently deceased Milan Kundera published “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” he probably knew that the book would be both loved and hated. Based on the philosophies of Friedrich Nietzsche, it outlines a story full of eroticism between ....
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