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Unbearable Lightness of Being, The (1988) Movie Reviews

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filmcritic.com (James Brundage)

When I first watched The Unbearable Lightness of Being, I was dating a poet who had read and loved the book. Not wanting to involve myself in reading the book at that point, I rented the movie instead. I loved it then and I love it now, but, at this...read the complete Unbearable Lightness of Being, The (1988) review at filmcritic.com (James Brundage)

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Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being begins playfully and proceeds to take us on a fascinating almost-three-hour-long emotional roller coaster ride....read the complete Unbearable Lightness of Being, The (1988) review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

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Washington Post (Rita Kempley)

It is Prague Spring, 1968. Tomas is a dashing brain surgeon whose freewheeling life style is as dizzying as the decade. In the beginning, he's as lighthearted as a hero in a French farce, happily banging bedroom doors....read the complete Unbearable Lightness of Being, The (1988) review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)