The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

A lovers’ story.

Drama Romance

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.

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  • Release Date: 1988-02-05
  • Runtime: 2h 51min
  • Director: Philip Kaufman

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Cast

  • Daniel Day-Lewis

    Tomas

  • Juliette Binoche

    Tereza

  • Lena Olin

    Sabina

  • Derek de Lint

    Franz

  • Stellan Skarsgård

    The Engineer

  • Erland Josephson

    The Ambassador

  • Pavel Landovský

    Pavel

  • Donald Moffat

    Chief Surgeon

  • Daniel Olbrychski

    Interior Ministry Official

  • Tomasz Borkowy

    Jiri

  • Bruce Myers

    Czech Editor

  • Pavel Slabý

    Pavel's Nephew

  • Pascale Kalensky

    Nurse Katja

  • Jacques Ciron

    Swiss Restaurant Manager

  • Anne Lonnberg

    Swiss Photographer

  • László Szabó

    Russian Interrogator

  • Vladimír Valenta

    Mayor

  • Clovis Cornillac

    Boy in Bar

  • Consuelo De Haviland

    Tall Brunette

  • Leon Lissek

    Bold Man in Bar

  • Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier

  • Judith Atwell

  • Claudine Berg

  • Jean-Claude Bouillon

  • Miroslaw Beuer

  • Niven Busch

  • Margot Capelier

  • Victor Chelkoff

  • Monica Constandache

  • Jean-Claude Dauphin

    Swiss editor

  • Dominique De Moncutt

  • Bernard Lepinaux

  • Josiane Lévêque

  • Peter Majer

  • Charles Millot

    Lecturer in Geneva

  • Gérard Moulévrier

  • Jan Němec

    Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague

  • Charly Oleg

  • Sylvie Plantard

  • Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff

  • Christine Potter

  • Hana Maria Pravda

  • Romano

  • André Sanfratello

  • Jiří Stanislav

  • Milos Szoboda

  • Helenka Vernier

  • Marrian Walters

  • Serge Delanoue

    Danseur (uncredited)

  • Philip Kaufman

    Man walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited)

  • Isabelle Noérie

    Student (uncredited)

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