The Unbearable Lightness of Being

6.9
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 171 min
  • Premiere: 1988. February 5.

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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Art

Pierre Guffroy

Production Design

Camera

Sven Nykvist

Director of Photography

Philippe Houdart

Camera Operator

Bernard Noisette

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Pierre Guffroy

Costume Design

Suzanne Benoit

Key Makeup Artist

Rosalina Da Silva

Makeup Artist

Paul LeBlanc

Key Hair Stylist

Crew

Rémy Julienne

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Philip Kaufman

Director

Simon Brook

Third Assistant Director

Robert Kechichian

Second Assistant Director

Charles Paviot

First Assistant Director

Editing

B.J. Sears

Co-Editor

Lighting

Production

Paul Zaentz

Associate Producer

Bertil Ohlsson

Executive Producer

Saul Zaentz

Producer

Frank Simeone

Unit Production Manager

Daniel Szuster

Production Manager

Sound

Mark Adler

Original Music Composer

Mark Berger

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Todd Boekelheide

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Luis Colina

Sound Effects Editor

Ernie Fosselius

Foley Editor

Richard Hymns

Sound Effects Editor

Pat Jackson

Sound Effects Editor

Ann Kroeber

Sound Effects

Barbara McBane

Dialogue Editor

Chris Newman

Production Sound Mixer

David Parker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Diana Pellegrini

Sound Editor

Philip Rogers

Sound Recordist

Alan Splet

Sound Designer

Writing

Philip Kaufman

Screenplay