The Unbearable Lightness of Being(1988) | Winner of 1 Awards

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

(1988)

Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, an...read more

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What awards did The Unbearable Lightness of Being(1988) win?

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Best Adapted Screenplay

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Best Adapted Screenplay

What nominations did The Unbearable Lightness of Being(1988) get?

Academy Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography

Academy Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography

Cast and Crew

Philip Kaufman

Director

Jean-Claude Carrière

Screenplay

Milan Kundera

Novel

Richard Hymns

Sound Effects Editor

Sven Nykvist

Director of Photography

Walter Murch

Editor

Michael Magill

Editor

Chris Newman

Production Sound Mixer

Saul Zaentz

Producer

Mark Berger

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ernie Fosselius

Foley Editor

David Parker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark Adler

Original Music Composer

DFB

David Franklin Bergad

Sound Editor

Alan Splet

Sound Designer

Philip Rogers

Sound Recordist

Suzanne Benoit

Key Makeup Artist

Bertil Ohlsson

Executive Producer

Simon Brook

Third Assistant Director

Rémy Julienne

Stunt Coordinator

Diana Pellegrini

Sound Editor

Pierre Guffroy

Production Design

Barbara McBane

Dialogue Editor

Pat Jackson

Sound Effects Editor

RDS

Rosalina Da Silva

Makeup Artist

Robert Kechichian

Second Assistant Director

Paul LeBlanc

Key Hair Stylist

Luis Colina

Sound Effects Editor

Todd Boekelheide

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ann Kroeber

Sound Effects

Paul Zaentz

Associate Producer

VHG

Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam

Editor

Philippe Houdart

Camera Operator

B.J. Sears

Co-Editor

Bernard Noisette

Camera Operator

Daniel Szuster

Production Manager

Frank Simeone

Unit Production Manager

Charles Paviot

First Assistant Director

GMP

George Michael Pantages

Gaffer

Daniel Day-Lewis

Juliette Binoche

Lena Olin

Derek de Lint

Stellan Skarsgård

Erland Josephson

Pavel Landovský

Donald Moffat

Daniel Olbrychski

Tomasz Borkowy

Bruce Myers

Pavel Slabý

Pascale Kalensky

Jacques Ciron

Anne Lonnberg

László Szabó

Vladimír Valenta

Clovis Cornillac

Consuelo De Haviland

Leon Lissek

Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier

Judith Atwell

Claudine Berg

Jean-Claude Bouillon

Miroslaw Beuer

Niven Busch

Margot Capelier

Victor Chelkoff

Monica Constandache

Jean-Claude Dauphin

DDM

Dominique De Moncutt

Bernard Lepinaux

Josiane Lévêque

Peter Majer

Charles Millot

Gérard Moulévrier

Jan Němec

Charly Oleg

Sylvie Plantard

Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff

Christine Potter

HMP

Hana Maria Pravda

Romano

André Sanfratello

Jiří Stanislav

Milos Szoboda

Helenka Vernier

Marrian Walters

Serge Delanoue

Philip Kaufman

Isabelle Noérie

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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.

Production Company: The Saul Zaentz Company,

Country: United States of America

Genre: Drama, Romance

Runtime: 2h 51m

6.9/10

Where to Watch

Not available for United States

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What awards did The Unbearable Lightness of Being(1988) win?

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Best Adapted Screenplay

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Best Adapted Screenplay

What nominations did The Unbearable Lightness of Being(1988) get?

Academy Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography

Academy Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography

Cast and Crew

Philip Kaufman

Director

Jean-Claude Carrière

Screenplay

Milan Kundera

Novel

Richard Hymns

Sound Effects Editor

Sven Nykvist

Director of Photography

Walter Murch

Editor

Michael Magill

Editor

Chris Newman

Production Sound Mixer

Saul Zaentz

Producer

Mark Berger

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ernie Fosselius

Foley Editor

David Parker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark Adler

Original Music Composer

DFB

David Franklin Bergad

Sound Editor

Alan Splet

Sound Designer

Philip Rogers

Sound Recordist

Suzanne Benoit

Key Makeup Artist

Bertil Ohlsson

Executive Producer

Simon Brook

Third Assistant Director

Rémy Julienne

Stunt Coordinator

Diana Pellegrini

Sound Editor

Pierre Guffroy

Production Design

Barbara McBane

Dialogue Editor

Pat Jackson

Sound Effects Editor

RDS

Rosalina Da Silva

Makeup Artist

Robert Kechichian

Second Assistant Director

Paul LeBlanc

Key Hair Stylist

Luis Colina

Sound Effects Editor

Todd Boekelheide

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ann Kroeber

Sound Effects

Paul Zaentz

Associate Producer

VHG

Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam

Editor

Philippe Houdart

Camera Operator

B.J. Sears

Co-Editor

Bernard Noisette

Camera Operator

Daniel Szuster

Production Manager

Frank Simeone

Unit Production Manager

Charles Paviot

First Assistant Director

GMP

George Michael Pantages

Gaffer

Daniel Day-Lewis

Juliette Binoche

Lena Olin

Derek de Lint

Stellan Skarsgård

Erland Josephson

Pavel Landovský

Donald Moffat

Daniel Olbrychski

Tomasz Borkowy

Bruce Myers

Pavel Slabý

Pascale Kalensky

Jacques Ciron

Anne Lonnberg

László Szabó

Vladimír Valenta

Clovis Cornillac

Consuelo De Haviland

Leon Lissek

Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier

Judith Atwell

Claudine Berg

Jean-Claude Bouillon

Miroslaw Beuer

Niven Busch

Margot Capelier

Victor Chelkoff

Monica Constandache

Jean-Claude Dauphin

DDM

Dominique De Moncutt

Bernard Lepinaux

Josiane Lévêque

Peter Majer

Charles Millot

Gérard Moulévrier

Jan Němec

Charly Oleg

Sylvie Plantard

Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff

Christine Potter

HMP

Hana Maria Pravda

Romano

André Sanfratello

Jiří Stanislav

Milos Szoboda

Helenka Vernier

Marrian Walters

Serge Delanoue

Philip Kaufman

Isabelle Noérie

Related Award winning Movies

The Favourite

The Favourite (2018)

The English Patient

The English Patient (1996)

Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Cabaret

Cabaret (1972)

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer (2023)

The Artist

The Artist (2011)

Schindler's List

Schindler's List (1993)

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

The King's Speech

The King's Speech (2010)

Gravity

Gravity (2013)

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor (1987)

Gandhi

Gandhi (1982)

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

Amadeus

Amadeus (1984)

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur (1959)

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