- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Release: 1988-02-05
- Director: Philip Kaufman
- Writers: Milan Kundera , Jean-Claude Carrière , Philip Kaufman
- Language: English | Czech
- Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis , Juliette Binoche , Lena Olin , Derek de Lint , Erland Josephson , Pavel Landovský , Donald Moffat , Daniel Olbrychski , Stellan Skarsgård , Tomasz Borkowy
- Runtime: 171 min
- Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 14 nominations total
- AKA: Η αβάστακτη ελαφρότητα του είναι (Greece) , Varats olidliga lätthet (Sweden) , Nieznośna lekkość bytu (Poland) , The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Australia) , The Unbearable Lightness of Being (India) , Insuportabila usurinta de a fi (Romania) , 布拉格的春天 (Taiwan) , Нестерпна легкість буття (Ukraine) , Imposibila usuratate a fiintei (Romania) , The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Canada) , Varolmanın dayanılmaz hafifliği (Turkey) , The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Hong Kong) , La insoportable levedad del ser (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , A Insustentável Leveza do Ser (Brazil) , Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins , The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Philippines) , A lét elviselhetetlen könnyűsége (Hungary) , The Unbearable Lightness of Being (United States of America) , La insoportable levedad del ser (Peru) , 存在の耐えられない軽さ (Japan) , De ondraaglijke lichtheid van het bestaan (Netherlands the) , Невыносимая лёгкость бытия (Russian Federation) , Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins (Germany) , La insoportable levedad del ser (Chile) , Olemisen sietämätön keveys (Finland) , The Unbearable Lightness of Being (United Kingdom) , La insoportable levedad del ser (Mexico) , La insoportable levedad del ser (Spain) , Tilværelsens ulidelige lethed (Denmark) , Nepodnošljiva lakoća postojanja (Croatia) , L'insostenibile leggerezza dell'essere (Italy) , The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Egypt) , La insoportable levedad del ser (Argentina) , I avastakti elafrotita tou einai (Greece) , The Unbearable Lightness of Being (South Africa) , L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être (Canada) , Olemise talumatu kergus (Estonia) , Nepakeliamas buties lengvumas (Lithuania) , Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí , Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí , Непоносимата лекота на битието (Bulgaria) , Неподношљива лакоћа постојања (Serbia) , Tilværelsens uutholdelige letthet (Norway) , The Unbearable Lightness of Being (United Arab Emirates) , The Unbearable Lightness of Being , L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être (France, French Republic) , The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Israel) , De ondraaglijke lichtheid van het bestaan (Belgium) , A Insustentável Leveza do Ser (Portugal, Portuguese Republic)布拉格之恋, 布拉格之春, 布拉格的春天(台), 沉重浮生, 生命不能承受之轻, 生命中不能承受之轻(港)
- 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.
- IMDB:tt0096332
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Cast · · · ALL
Philip Kaufman
Director
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
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