The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
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.
Videos
Watch Providers
Casting arrow_drop_down
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Tomas
as Tomas
Juliette Binoche
as Tereza
as Tereza
Lena Olin
as Sabina
as Sabina
Derek de Lint
as Franz
as Franz
Stellan Skarsgård
as The Engineer
as The Engineer
Erland Josephson
as The Ambassador
as The Ambassador
Pavel Landovský
as Pavel
as Pavel
Donald Moffat
as Chief Surgeon
as Chief Surgeon
Daniel Olbrychski
as Interior Ministry Official
as Interior Ministry Official
Tomasz Borkowy
as Jiri
as Jiri
Bruce Myers
as Czech Editor
as Czech Editor
Pavel Slabý
as Pavel's Nephew
as Pavel's Nephew
Pascale Kalensky
as Nurse Katja
as Nurse Katja
Jacques Ciron
as Swiss Restaurant Manager
as Swiss Restaurant Manager
Anne Lonnberg
as Swiss Photographer
as Swiss Photographer
László Szabó
as Russian Interrogator
as Russian Interrogator
Vladimír Valenta
as Mayor
as Mayor
Clovis Cornillac
as Boy in Bar
as Boy in Bar
Consuelo De Haviland
as Tall Brunette
as Tall Brunette
Leon Lissek
as Bold Man in Bar
as Bold Man in Bar
Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier
as
as
Judith Atwell
as
as
Claudine Berg
as
as
Jean-Claude Bouillon
as
as
Miroslaw Beuer
as
as
Niven Busch
as
as
Margot Capelier
as
as
Victor Chelkoff
as
as
Monica Constandache
as
as
Jean-Claude Dauphin
as Swiss editor
as Swiss editor
Dominique De Moncutt
as
as
Bernard Lepinaux
as
as
Josiane Lévêque
as
as
Peter Majer
as
as
Charles Millot
as Lecturer in Geneva
as Lecturer in Geneva
Gérard Moulévrier
as
as
Jan Němec
as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Charly Oleg
as
as
Sylvie Plantard
as
as
Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff
as
as
Christine Potter
as
as
Hana Maria Pravda
as
as
Romano
as
as
André Sanfratello
as
as
Jiří Stanislav
as
as
Milos Szoboda
as
as
Helenka Vernier
as
as
Marrian Walters
as
as
Serge Delanoue
as Danseur (uncredited)
as Danseur (uncredited)
Philip Kaufman
as Man walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited)
as Man walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited)
Isabelle Noérie
as Student (uncredited)
as Student (uncredited)
arrow_drop_down
Crew arrow_drop_down
Philip Kaufman
Director
Director
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Screenplay
Philip Kaufman
Screenplay
Screenplay
Mark Adler
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Bertil Ohlsson
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Paul Zaentz
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam
Editor
Editor
Michael Magill
Editor
Editor
Walter Murch
Editor
Editor
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design
Production Design
Pierre Guffroy
Costume Design
Costume Design
Saul Zaentz
Producer
Producer
Milan Kundera
Novel
Novel
B.J. Sears
Co-Editor
Co-Editor
Suzanne Benoit
Key Makeup Artist
Key Makeup Artist
Rosalina Da Silva
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Paul LeBlanc
Key Hair Stylist
Key Hair Stylist
Frank Simeone
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Daniel Szuster
Production Manager
Production Manager
Simon Brook
Third Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Robert Kechichian
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Charles Paviot
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
David Franklin Bergad
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Todd Boekelheide
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Luis Colina
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Ernie Fosselius
Foley Editor
Foley Editor
Richard Hymns
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Pat Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Ann Kroeber
Sound Effects
Sound Effects
Barbara McBane
Dialogue Editor
Dialogue Editor
Chris Newman
Production Sound Mixer
Production Sound Mixer
David Parker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Diana Pellegrini
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Philip Rogers
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Alan Splet
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Rémy Julienne
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Philippe Houdart
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Bernard Noisette
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
George Michael Pantages
Gaffer
Gaffer
arrow_drop_down
