The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

78

IMDb 3721

7.3

/38669/

Trakt

70

/452/

TMDb

69

/425/

Letterboxd

3.6

/15837/

Tomatoes

87

/30/

Audience

84

/19508/

Metacritic

73

/17/

RogerEbert

4.0

Runtime: 171 min.

Status: Released

Certification: R

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.

Genres: Drama, Romance

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Production companies: The Saul Zaentz Company