The unbearable lightness of being / an Orion Pictures release ; the Saul Zaentz Company presents a Philip Kaufman film ; screenplay by Jean-Claude Carriere & Philip Kaufman ; produced by Saul Zaentz ; directed by Philip Kaufman.

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Set in Czechoslovakia in the 1960's, the story revolves around a young doctor who has a way with women and an aversion to politics. He suddenly finds himself caught up in his country's political turmoil and in a crisis of commitment with the women in his life.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Unbearable lightness of being (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	Warner Home Video (Firm) Orion Pictures Saul Zaentz Company
Other Authors:	Kaufman, Philip, 1936- Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931-2021 Zaentz, Saul Day-Lewis, Daniel Binoche, Juliette, 1964- Olin, Lena Lint, Derek de, 1950- Josephson, Erland, 1923-2012 Landovský, Pavel, 1936-2014 Moffat, Donald, 1930-2018 Olbrychski, Daniel Skarsgård, Stellan Kundera, Milan
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]
Edition:	Two-disc special edition.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Kundera, Milan > Television adaptations. Kundera, Milan > Film adaptations. Surgeons > Czechoslovakia > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Czechoslovakia > Drama. Longs métrages > États-Unis. Médicos > Checoslovaquia > Teatro. Relaciones humanas > Checoslovaquia > Teatro. Romance > Feature. Erotic > Feature. Feature films. Romantic plays. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Erotic films. Drama. Film adaptations. Kundera, Milan. Man-woman relationships. Surgeons. Czechoslovakia.
Genre:	Television adaptations. Film adaptations. Drama. Teatro. Romance Erotic Feature films. Romantic plays. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Erotic films. Feature.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Set in Czechoslovakia in the 1960's, the story revolves around a young doctor who has a way with women and an aversion to politics. He suddenly finds himself caught up in his country's political turmoil and in a crisis of commitment with the women in his life.
Note:	Based on the novel by Milan Kundera. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. Special features: Commentary by director/screenwriter Philip Kaufman, screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere, co-star Lena Olin and editor Walter Murch; "Emotional history: the making of 'The unbearable lightness of being'"; theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CN3 D0062054 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:	1419817140 9781419817144
Credits:	Director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Walter Murch ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Pierre Guffroy.
System Details:	DVD, region 1, 2, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., surround, dual-layer.
Cast:	Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint, Erland Josephson, Pavel Landovsky, Donald Moffat, Daniel Olbrychski, Stellan Skarsgard.