Tomas is a master of seduction. To him women are for pleasure and Sabina is the ultimate, a free spirit like himself. Life is blissfully simple until Tomas meets the young and innocent Tereza who awakens in him a tenderness he never knew possible. But it is 1968 and as the Russian tanks roll into Prague Tomas is forced to make choices; between love of his country and his yearning for freedom, between desire for Sabina and devotion to the ever-faithful Tereza. Adapted from the novel by Milan Kundera, the film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin.
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ACMI Identifier
302981
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adultery
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal conflict
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Seduction
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interpersonal conflict
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Love
History → Czech Republic - History - Intervention, 1968
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)