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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) [R]

Release Date:
February 5, 1988

Original Title:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Alternate Titles:
A Insustentável Leveza do Ser
A lét elviselhetetlen könnyűsége
L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être
La insoportable levedad del ser
Tilværelsens uutholdelige letthet
Невыносимая легкость бытия
布拉格之恋
生命中不能承受之轻

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Orion Pictures
The Saul Zaentz Company

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  DE: 16  DK: 15  FI: K-16  FR: U  IE: 18  JP: R18+  KR: 19  NL: 6  NO: 15  PT: M/16  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 171

A lovers’ story.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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American Film Institute (AFI)
2002
#87 		100 Years: 100 PASSIONS
100 Greatest Love Stories Of All Time

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Production

Associate Producer:
Paul Zaentz

Camera Operator:
Philippe Houdart
Bernard Noisette

Co-Editor:
B.J. Sears

Costume Design:
Pierre Guffroy

Dialogue Editor:
Barbara McBane

Director:
Philip Kaufman

Director of Photography:
Sven Nykvist

Editor:
Vivien Hillgrove
Michael Magill
Walter Murch

Executive Producer:
Bertil Ohlsson

First Assistant Director:
Charles Paviot

Foley Editor:
Ernie Fosselius

Gaffer:
George Michael Pantages

Key Hair Stylist:
Paul LeBlanc

Key Makeup Artist:
Suzanne Benoit

Makeup Artist:
Rosalina Da Silva

Novel:
Milan Kundera

Original Music Composer:
Mark Adler

Producer:
Saul Zaentz

Production Design:
Pierre Guffroy

Production Manager:
Daniel Szuster

Production Sound Mixer:
Chris Newman

Screenplay:
Jean-Claude Carrière
Philip Kaufman

Second Assistant Director:
Robert Kechichian

Sound Designer:
Alan Splet

Sound Editor:
David Franklin Bergad
Diana Pellegrini

Sound Effects:
Ann Kroeber

Sound Effects Editor:
Luis Colina
Richard Hymns
Pat Jackson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Mark Berger
Todd Boekelheide
David Parker

Sound Recordist:
Philip Rogers

Stunt Coordinator:
Rémy Julienne

Third Assistant Director:
Simon Brook

Unit Production Manager:
Frank Simeone

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