The unbearable lightness of being
Type
Label
The unbearable lightness of being
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
NRA
Main title
The unbearable lightness of being
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
171
Summary
In 1960s Czechoslovakia, Tomas, an oversexed Prague surgeon, marries Tereza, a beautiful, waiflike country girl. Even though he has taken a vow of fidelity, Tomas continues his wanton womanizing, notably with his mistress Sabina. Escaping the 1968 Russian invasion of Prague by heading for Geneva, Switzerland, Sabina takes up with another man and unexpectedly develops an unlikely yet stimulating friendship with fellow refugee Tereza. Meanwhile, Tomas, who previously had been interested only in sex, becomes politicized by the fall of Dubcek and the collapse of the Czech leader's unique brand of limited democracy within the communist system
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
Subject
Content
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor14
- Genre2
- Subject4
- Content1
- Is Based On1