The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Philip Kaufman, 1988
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera, 1984
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a movie directed by Philip Kaufman in 1988 and based on the book of the same name by Milan Kundera, first published in 1984. The movie features Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Stellan Skarsgard, Derek de Lint, Erland Josephson, and others.
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Storyline
Tomas, a successful brain surgeon in communist Czechoslovakia, is pursuing an affair with Sabina, an equally carefree artist in Prague. She continues to be distressed by Tomas’s promiscuity, and though she considers leaving him, she becomes more attached when the Soviet Army invades Czechoslovakia.
Movie vs Book
Year
1988
Minutes
171
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Director: Philip Kaufman
Country: Sweden
Year: 1988
Length: 2h51m
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Year
1984
Pages
320
Book Rate
8.20
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Book
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Original title: Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí
Author: Milan Kundera
Country: Czechia
First published in: 1984
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I feel the book is very respected and honored. The Daisy Jones & The Six adaptation is everything I wanted the book to be.”
TAYLOR JENKINS REID (Writer)
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