1988 · 171 min · R

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Name: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1988
Duration: 171 min
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint, Stellan Skarsgård

Directed by Philip Kaufman · Drama, Romance

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) is a Drama film, directed by Philip Kaufman set in Prague and Geneva during the 1960s. It runs 171 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of love & longing and freedom & oppression run throughout.

Composer

Mark Adler

Cinematography

Sven Nykvist

Cast

Daniel Day-LewisJuliette BinocheLena OlinDerek de LintStellan SkarsgårdErland JosephsonPavel LandovskýDonald Moffat

The world of this film

Setting

Where

PragueGeneva

Setting

Urban Rural

When

1960s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing Freedom & Oppression

Tone

MelancholicRomantic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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