THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING (TWO-DISC SPECIAL EDITION)

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• Release Year: 1988
• Genre: Drama, Romance
• Plot: Let others in 1968 Prague fret over liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Prague surgeon and avowed womanizer Tomas is focused on the happiness of pursuit. He's determined to live with the lightness of being unfettered by things like commitment and Communism.; ; A young doctor's quest for sex and his stumbling into love are part of the rich storyline of this lyrical film from the landmark Milan Kundera novel, produced by Saul Zaentz (The English Patient, Amadeus) and directed by Philip Kaufman (The Right Stuff, Henry & June). Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin indelibly form the romantic triangle at the center of Tomas' world. It's a shifting world of hope spoiled and renewed, of lives blighted by oppression and reinvigorated by deep, maturing love.
• Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint, Erland Josephson, Pavel Landovský, Donald Moffat, Daniel Olbrychski, Stellan Skarsgård, Tomek Bork, Bruce Myers, Pavel Slaby, Pascale Kalensky, Jacques Ciron, Anne Lonnberg, László Szabó, Vladimír Valenta, Clovis Cornillac, Leon Lissek, Consuelo De Haviland, Jean-Claude Bouillon, Isabelle Noérie, Philip Kaufman
• Director: Philip Kaufman
• Runtime: 2:52
• Company: The Saul Zaentz Company, Warner Bros. Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie