The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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Binoche
- In Juliette Binoche
…married to a philanderer in The Unbearable Lightness of Being, her first English-language film. Binoche’s performance was highlighted by her ability to relate a range of emotions without speaking or falling into cliché.
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Day-Lewis
- In Daniel Day-Lewis
…as an adulterous surgeon in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). His portrayal of Christy Brown, an artist almost completely disabled by cerebral palsy, in the film My Left Foot (1989) won him numerous awards, including an Academy Award for best actor. In the course of making the film, Day-Lewis…
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discussed in biography
- In Philip Kaufman: Adaptations
…years passed before Kaufman brought The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) to the big screen. Kaufman adapted it from Milan Kundera’s novel, and he cowrote the Academy Award-nominated screenplay. The film centres on a womanizing doctor (played by Daniel Day-Lewis) who continues to cheat after getting married; Juliette Binoche and…
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the novel
- In The Unbearable Lightness of Being: Analysis and adaptation
…release of the acclaimed 1988 film adaptation. That movie was directed by Philip Kaufman and starred Daniel Day-Lewis (Tomas), Juliette Binoche (Tereza), and Lena Olin (Sabina).
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