| Description |
2 videodiscs (172 min.) : sound (stereo.), color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen, Dolby surround stereo., region 1. |
| Language |
In English and French with English, French & Spanish subtitles; closed captioned. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Milan Kundera. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. |
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Special features include: commentary by director/screenwriter Philip Kaufman, screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere, co-star Lena Olin and editor Walter Murch; "Emotional history : the making of The unbearable lightness of being"; theatrical trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; supervising film ed., Walter Murch. |
| Cast |
Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint. |
| Summary |
Set in Czechoslovakia in the 1960's, the story revolves around a young doctor who has a way with women and an aversion to politics. He suddenly finds himself caught up in his country's political turmoil and in a crisis of commitment with the women in his life. |
| Subject |
Surgeons -- Czechoslovakia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Czechoslovakia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Romance films.
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Erotic films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Kaufman, Philip, 1936-
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Day-Lewis, Daniel.
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Binoche, Juliette, 1964-
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Olin, Lena.
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Kundera, Milan.
Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí.
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Orion Pictures.
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Saul Zaentz Company.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781419817144 |
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1419817140 |
| Standard No. |
012569734043 |
| Music No. |
73404 Warner Home Video |
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