The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
2h 51min
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A lovers’ story.
Themes:The Human ConditionIdentity CrisisExistentialismPolitical OppressionFreedom And ResponsibilityLove And CommitmentDiscover Similar ThemesMood:ReflectiveMelancholicSomberIntimateContemplativeDiscover Similar Mood
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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Directed by: Philip Kaufman, Sven Nykvist, Simon Brook
Produced by: Bertil Ohlsson, Paul Zaentz, Saul Zaentz
Composed by: Mark Adler
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