The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988

Sensity:	No
Imdb rate:	7.3
Imdb Votes:	32,568
Duration:	171 mins
Year:	1988
Language:	English
Genre:	Drama, Romance
Country:	USA
Director:	Philip Kaufman
Writers:	Milan Kundera (novel), Jean-Claude Carrière (screenplay), Philip Kaufman (screenplay)
Actors:	Daniel Day-Lewis , Juliette Binoche , Lena Olin , Derek de Lint ,
Awards:	Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations.

Description:

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.

Keywords:

free-love, based-on-novel-or-book, waitress, photographer, infidelity, loyalty, soviet-union, soviet-military, surgeon, prague, -czech-republic, lover, partnership, warsaw-pact, communism, 1960s,