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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Romantic drama. Following the Soviet invasion of his country in 1968, Czech surgeon Tomas (Daniel Day-Lewis) is forced to flee to Switzerland, with his wife and mistress in tow.

Adaptation of Milan Kundera's 1984 bestseller. Tomas, a womanising Czech doctor, meets the waif-like Tereza and falls in love. Despite marrying her, he continues his dissolute lifestyle with his mistress Sabina - but after the Soviet invasion of Prague, all three are forced to flee to Switzerland together.

2 hours, 45 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Aug 201300:05
BBC Two Scotland

Credits

TomasDaniel Day-Lewis
TerezaJuliette Binoche
SabinaLena Olin
FranzDerek de Lint
The AmbassadorErland Josephson
PavelPavel Landovsky
Chief SurgeonDonald Moffat
Interior Ministry OfficialDaniel Olbrychski
The EngineerStellan Skarsgard
DirectorPhilip Kaufman
ProducerSaul Zaentz
WriterJean-Claude Carriere
AuthorMilan Kundera
WriterPhilip Kaufman

Broadcasts

  • Thu 8 Sep 201123:35
    BBC One
  • Tue 18 Dec 201223:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Wed 19 Dec 201200:05
    BBC One Wales
  • Fri 2 Aug 201323:05
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 3 Aug 201300:05
    BBC Two Scotland