The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$17.0M

A doctor in 1968 Prague struggles with monogamy to his wife's frustration, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.

🏆 Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 14 nominations total

Genres

Drama, Romance

Director

Philip Kaufman

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin

Released

5 February 1988

Runtime

2h 51m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.2 / 10

Votes

39,589

Metascore

73

Rotten Tomatoes

86

Box office

10006806

Budget

$17,000,000

Edition

Base