Release Date: Feb 7, 2006 Region: 1 Runtime: 172 mins Studio: Warner Bros. Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Video:
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French Packaging: Keep Case Rating: R 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
Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Tomas, the happily irresponsible Czech lover of Milan Kundera's novel, which is set in Prague just before and during the Soviet invasion in 1968. Lena Olin and Juliette Binoche are the two vastly different women who occupy his attention and to some extent represent different sides of his values and personality. In any case, the character's decision to flee Russian tanks with one of them--and then return--has profound consequences on his life. Directed by Philip Kaufman, this rich, erotic, fascinating character study with allegorical overtones is a touchstone for many filmgoers. Several key sequences--such as Olin wearing a bowler hat and writhing most attractively--linger in the memory, while Kaufman's assured sense of the story inspires superb performances all around. --Tom Keogh