The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Directed by Philip Kaufman
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.
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In this sense, Daisies is Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being, with all the theoretical pomp pumped out of it, and all the sexual shenanigans intact.
Mr. Carriere is the French writer whose screenplays (''Belle de Jour,'' ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,'' among others) for Luis Bunuel exemplify the seamless collaboration possible when a brilliant director meets a brilliant writer who knows the director's mind better than the director possibly does.
Mr. Carriere is the French writer whose screenplays (''Belle de Jour,'' ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,'' among others) for Luis Bunuel exemplify the seamless collaboration possible when a brilliant director meets a brilliant writer who knows the director's mind better than the director possibly does.
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