The Unbearable Lightness Of Being

1988, Movie, R, 171 mins

The Unbearable Lightness Of Being: Review

Philip Kaufman's adaptation of Milan Kundera's acclaimed novel isn't the masterpiece the book probably deserves, but it features a trio of great performances. Set in Czechoslovakia shortly before the 1968 Soviet invasion, it features Daniel Day-Lewis as a young surgeon who falls in love with shy, provincial Juliette Binoche. They marry, but he continues his womanizing ways with free and easy Lena Olin, until the Soviet tanks roll into Prague. Read the complete review for The Unbearable Lightness Of Being