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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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R,2hrs 52min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Release:
1988
Director:
Philip Kaufman
Distributor:
Criterion
Starring:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin  ...more
Synopsis: In Philip Kaufman's surprisingly successful film adaptation of Czech author Milan Kundera's demanding 1984 bestseller, Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Tomas, an overly amorous Prague surgeon, while Juliette Binoche plays Tereza, the waiflike beauty whom he marries. Even though he's supposedly committed, Tomas continues his wanton womanizing, notably with his silken mistress Sabina (Lena Olin). Escaping the 1968 Russian invasion of Prague by heading for Geneva, Sabina takes up with another man and unexpectedly ... Full Synopsis
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Rebecca Flint Marx, AMG Review
This lush, haunting film features some of the most blunt and stirring eroticism this side of Last Tango in Paris. Almost universally lauded on its release, Lightness was called "the most openly sexual American film in ages" by one publication. Its sexual content was undeniable, but more remarkable than the numerous and acrobatic couplings was the complexity in director Philip Kaufman's treatment of ... Full Review
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