The Unbearable Lightness of Being is one of those occasional attempts by American filmmakers to make a European art-house movie in English, in this case taking on an 'unfilmable' novel and trying to solve the problem of turning inner monologue into a credible narrative. Despite, or perhaps because of Jean-Claude Carriere's presence as co-writer with director Philip Kaufman, this tends to take the form of the odd conversation between shags rather than an attempt to turn ideas into images, leaving a rather conventional narrative about a philandering surgeon who ultimately needs the oppression of the Russian invasion rather than the freedom of the Czech Spring to focus his emotional commitments and principles. Some of this is done well, some of it less well, but at the end of the day it's just a love story, although it deals well with the personal consequences of the political crackdown and the ending is quietly moving. Which, in a way, reflects some kind of emotional triumph

nice movie, kind of different romance, love movie

i want to watch this film

read the book... it's much better.

damn i wanna see this movie...

The cast was exceptional, and each of the main characters gave stunning performances. Daniel Day Lewis was absolutely perfect, and both Lena Olin and Juliette Binoche were excellent. It's a wonderful political and romantic drama, very well-directed. The plot was engaging, provocative, surprisingly simple, and gorgeously presented. Masterfully adapted from Czech author Milan Kundera's best-seller this is a must see film.