The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
"A lovers’ story."
Critics Score
🎬 80%
(RT: 86%, MC: 73) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Pavel Landovský as Pavel
Is The Unbearable Lightness of Being good?
Most people think so. 70% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
