The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a 1988 American romantic drama film, an adaptation of the 1984 novel by Milan Kundera. It was directed by Philip Kaufman, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jean-Claude Carrière, and stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin. The film portrays Czechoslovak artistic and intellectual life during the Prague Spring, and the effect on the main characters of the communist repression that resulted from the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Directed by Philip Kaufman
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Political Drama |
Release Date - Feb 5, 1988 |
Run Time - 171 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$17,000,000
Box Office
$10,006,806
Themes
Tags
1960s, Communism, Czech, Infidelity, L'insoutenable, Literary, Philosophical Fiction, Photographer, Surgeon, Transformation, Waitress, Warsaw Pact
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A Insustentável Leveza do Ser
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A lét elviselhetetlen könnyűsége
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De ondraaglijke lichtheid van het bestaan
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Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins
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Imposibila usuratate a fiintei
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Insuportabila usurinta de a fi
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L'insostenibile leggerezza dell'essere
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L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être
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La insoportable levedad del ser
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Nepakeliamas buties lengvumas
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Nepodnošljiva lakoća postojanja
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Nieznośna lekkość bytu
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Olemise talumatu kergus
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Olemisen sietämätön keveys
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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Tilværelsens ulidelige lethed
DK
Tilværelsens uutholdelige letthet
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Varats olidliga lätthet
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Varolmanın dayanılmaz hafifliği
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Η αβάστακτη ελαφρότητα του είναι
GR
Невыносимая легкость бытия
RU
Неподношљива лакоћа постојања
RS
Непоносимата лекота на битието
BG
Нестерпна легкість буття
UA
存在の耐えられない軽さ
JP
布拉格之恋
CN
布拉格的春天
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生命中不能承受之轻
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