
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
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)