Synopsis
Philip Kaufman achieves a delicate, erotic balance with his screen version of Milan Kundera’s “unfilmable” novel. Adapted by Kaufman and Jean-Claude Carrière, the film follows a womanizing surgeon (Daniel Day-Lewis) as he struggles with his free-spirited mistress (Lena Olin) and his childlike wife (Juliette Binoche). An intimate epic, The Unbearable Lightness of Being charts the frontiers of relationships with wit, emotion, and devastating honesty.
Cast
| Tomas | Daniel Day-Lewis |
| Sabina | Lena Olin |
| Tereza | Juliette Binoche |
| Franz | Derek de Lint |
| The ambassador | Erland Josephson |
| Pavel | Pavel Landovsky |
| Chief surgeon | Donald Moffat |
| Interior ministry official | Daniel Olbrychski |
| The engineer | Stellan Skarsgård |
Credits
| Director | Philip Kaufman |
| Producer | Saul Zaentz |
| Screenplay | Philip Kaufman and Jean-Claude Carrière |
| Based on the novel by | Milan Kundera |
| Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
| Supervising film editor | Walter Murch |
| Costume design | Ann Roth |
| Production Design | Pierre Guffroy |
Disc Features
- Beautiful widescreen transfer, enhanced for widescreen televisions
- Audio commentary by director Philip Kaufman, co-writer Jean-Claude Carrière, editor Walter Murch, and actor Lena Olin
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
From the Current
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