ASA 🎥📽🎬 The Unbearable Lightness Of Being (1988) a film directed by Philip Kaufman with Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Stellan Skarsgård, Derek de Lint

The Unbearable Lightness Of Being (1988) Synopsis Based on the acclaimed novel by Milan Kundera, Kaufman’s film explores the highly active love life of a charming Czech surgeon (Day-Lewis) against the backdrop of the Prague Spring of 1968 and the subsequent Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Real footage of the military crackdown and street violence is woven into the humorous, voyeuristic tale of a man who lives “light” (his request to “take off your clothes” becomes the film’s mantra) but is inevitably brought into contact with the seriousness of the times. Nykvist earned an Academy Award nomination for his cinematography in this intelligent and richly ambitious work. Awards 1988: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography 1989: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Picture & Supp. Actress (Olin) 1988: BAFTA Awards: Best Screenplay - Adapted 1988: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Film & Best Cinematography 1988: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Cinematography 1988: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay 1988: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best actor (Day-Lewis) and Best Cinematography