The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Summary: Central Europe, 1968: A Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.
Release Date: February 05, 1988
Director:
Philip Kaufman
Runtime: 2 h 51 min
MPAA: R
Production: The Saul Zaentz Company
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 17,000,000
Domestic: $ 10,006,806
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