Summary
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is an American romantic film drama first released in 1988,
directed by Philip Kaufman.
The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint and Erland Josephson.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Philip Kaufman
- Script: Milan Kundera, Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman
- Photo: Sven Nykvist
- Music: Mark Adler
- Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis (Tomas), Juliette Binoche (Tereza), Lena Olin (Sabina), Derek de Lint (Franz), Erland Josephson (Ambassador), Pavel Landovský (Pavel), Donald Moffat (Chief Surgeon), Daniel Olbrychski (Ministry Official), Stellan Skarsgård (Engineer), Tomek Bork (Jiri), Bruce Myers (Czech Editor), Pavel Slaby (Pavel’s Nephew), Pascale Kalensky (Nurse Katja), Vladimír Valenta (Mayer), Clovis Cornillac (Boy in Bar)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 171 min
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