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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

6.819882h 51mMMovieDramaRomance

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…

DirectorPhilip Kaufman
WritersPhilip Kaufman·Jean-Claude Carrière
ProducersBertil Ohlsson·Saul Zaentz

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Cast · Directed by Philip Kaufman

DDDaniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis
Tomas
JBJuliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche
Tereza
LOLena Olin
Lena Olin
Sabina
DLDerek de Lint
Derek de Lint
Franz
SSStellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård
The Engineer
EJErland Josephson
Erland Josephson
The Ambassador
PLPavel Landovský
Pavel Landovský
Pavel
DMDonald Moffat
Donald Moffat
Chief Surgeon
DODaniel Olbrychski
Daniel Olbrychski
Interior Ministry Official
TBTomasz Borkowy
Tomasz Borkowy
Jiri
BMBruce Myers
Bruce Myers
Czech Editor
PSPavel Slabý
Pavel Slabý
Pavel's Nephew

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