The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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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.

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Cast

Lena Olin
as Sabina
Stellan Skarsgård
as The Engineer
Juliette Binoche
as Tereza
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Tomas
Donald Moffat
as Chief Surgeon
Philip Kaufman
as Man walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited)
Niven Busch
Tomasz Borkowy
as Jiri
Daniel Olbrychski
as Interior Ministry Official
Gérard Moulévrier
László Szabó
as Russian Interrogator
Pavel Slabý
as Pavel's Nephew
Erland Josephson
as The Ambassador
Pavel Landovský
as Pavel
Derek de Lint
as Franz
Jan Němec
as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Bruce Myers
as Czech Editor
Clovis Cornillac
as Boy in Bar
Jiří Stanislav
Leon Lissek
as Bold Man in Bar
Anne Lonnberg
as Swiss Photographer
Charles Millot
as Lecturer in Geneva
Consuelo De Haviland
as Tall Brunette
Jacques Ciron
as Swiss Restaurant Manager
Josiane Lévêque
Jean-Claude Dauphin
as Swiss editor
Jean-Claude Bouillon
Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff
Charly Oleg
Isabelle Noérie
as Student (uncredited)

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