The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Table of contents
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Unbearable Lightness of Being |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Original work | |
| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1988-04-01 |
Cast
Links and resources
Titles
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| Title for Swedish Video release |
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Crew
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| Screenplay | |
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| Director of Photography | |
| Music |
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| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor |
Cast
| Daniel Day-Lewis | Tomas | ||
| Juliette Binoche | Tereza | ||
| Lena Olin | Sabina | ||
| Derek De Lint | Franz | ||
| Erland Josephson | ambassadören | ||
| Pavel Landovský | Pavel | ||
| Donald Moffat | överläkaren | ||
| Daniel Olbrychski | tjänsteman på inrikesministeriet | ||
| Stellan Skarsgård | ingenjören | ||
| Tomek Bork | Jiri |
Companies
| Production Company | The Saul Zaentz Company | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Sandrew Film & Teater AB | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DCP) | Nonstop Entertainment AB | 2021 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (buy video) | Warner Home Video Sweden AB | 1998 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 127505 |
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| Date | 1988-03-23 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 4730 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 538-524-537-527-521-486-564-5911-442 = 4730 meter. |
| Censorship number | 127458 |
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| Date | 1988-03-04 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 66 meters |
| Notes | Trailer. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Dolby Stereo Spectral Recording |
| Colour type | Black and white + colour |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
Original work
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1988-04-01 | Grand 1 | Stockholm | Sweden | 173 min | |
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| 1988-04-01 | Victoria | Stockholm | Sweden | 173 min | ||
| Video release | 1998-04 | Sweden | 166 min | |||
| DVD release | 2003-07-23 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2007-04-28 |
Related films
| Sven Nykvist (1990) | The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) | |
| Light Keeps Me Company (2000) | The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Element type | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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| Carrier type | DCP |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | 9 |
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| Colour prints | 8 |
| Slides | SET |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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