Edition |
Two-disc special edition. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., surround, dual-layer. |
Cast |
Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint, Erland Josephson, Pavel Landovsky, Donald Moffat, Danile Olbrych, Stellan Skarsgard. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Walter Murch ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Pierre Guffroy. |
Note |
Based on the novel by Milan Kundera. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
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. |
Note |
Special features: 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. |
Language |
English or dubbed French dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Surgeons -- Czechoslovakia -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Czechoslovakia -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Romance drama.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Romance -- Feature.
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Erotic -- Feature.
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Erotic films.
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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. English.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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ISBN |
1419817140 |
Standard No. |
012569734043 |
Music No. |
73404 Warner Home Video |
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