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The Unbearable Lightness of Being(1988)

Name: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1988
Duration: 171 min
Rating: 7.2

“A lovers’ story.”

7.2IMDb

86%Rotten Tomatoes

73Metascore

DramaRomance2h 51m

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.