The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

A lovers’ story.

1988 en 171 minutes

Rating: 6.9

Plot

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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Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Tomas

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Tereza

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Sabina

Derek de Lint

Derek de Lint

Franz

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

The Engineer

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

The Ambassador

Pavel Landovský

Pavel Landovský

Pavel

Donald Moffat

Donald Moffat

Chief Surgeon

Daniel Olbrychski

Daniel Olbrychski

Interior Ministry Official

Tomasz Borkowy

Tomasz Borkowy

Jiri

Bruce Myers

Bruce Myers

Czech Editor

Pavel Slabý

Pavel Slabý

Pavel's Nephew

Pascale Kalensky

Pascale Kalensky

Nurse Katja

Jacques Ciron

Jacques Ciron

Swiss Restaurant Manager

Anne Lonnberg

Anne Lonnberg

Swiss Photographer

László Szabó

László Szabó

Russian Interrogator

Vladimír Valenta

Vladimír Valenta

Mayor

Clovis Cornillac

Clovis Cornillac

Boy in Bar

Consuelo De Haviland

Consuelo De Haviland

Tall Brunette

Leon Lissek

Leon Lissek

Bold Man in Bar

Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier

Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier

Judith Atwell

Judith Atwell

Claudine Berg

Claudine Berg

Jean-Claude Bouillon

Jean-Claude Bouillon

Miroslaw Beuer

Miroslaw Beuer

Niven Busch

Niven Busch

Margot Capelier

Margot Capelier

Victor Chelkoff

Victor Chelkoff

Monica Constandache

Monica Constandache

Jean-Claude Dauphin

Jean-Claude Dauphin

Swiss editor

Dominique De Moncutt

Dominique De Moncutt

Bernard Lepinaux

Bernard Lepinaux

Josiane Lévêque

Josiane Lévêque

Peter Majer

Peter Majer

Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Lecturer in Geneva

Gérard Moulévrier

Gérard Moulévrier

Jan Němec

Jan Němec

Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague

Charly Oleg

Charly Oleg

Sylvie Plantard

Sylvie Plantard

Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff

Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff

Christine Potter

Christine Potter

Hana Maria Pravda

Hana Maria Pravda

Romano

Romano

André Sanfratello

André Sanfratello

Jiří Stanislav

Jiří Stanislav

Milos Szoboda

Milos Szoboda

Helenka Vernier

Helenka Vernier

Marrian Walters

Marrian Walters

Serge Delanoue

Serge Delanoue

Danseur (uncredited)

Philip Kaufman

Philip Kaufman

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

Isabelle Noérie

Isabelle Noérie

Student (uncredited)

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