Search - The Unbearable Lightness of Being [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children Movie Release: 1988 DVD Release: 02/07/2006 Format: DVD - Color,Soft-Matted WSE for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 2 hrs 52 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 22 Genres: Drama, Erotic Drama, Political Drama, Marriage Drama See Also: The Unbearable Lightness of Being [Special Edition] [Criterion Collection], The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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 develops a friendship with Tereza. Meanwhile, Tomas, who previously was interested only in sex, becomes politicized by the collapse of Czechoslovakia's Dubcek regime. The Unbearable Lightness of Being may be too leisurely for some viewers, but other viewers may feel the same warm sense of inner satisfaction that is felt after finishing a good, long novel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Daniel Day-Lewis - Tomas
Juliette Binoche - Tereza
Lena Olin - Sabina
Derek de Lint - Franz
Erland Josephson - The Ambassador