Forrest Gump
1994 · Comedy · Drama
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Film / 1988
L'insostenibile leggerezza dell'essere
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Daniel Day-LewisTomas
Juliette BinocheTereza
Lena OlinSabina
Derek de LintFranz
Stellan SkarsgårdThe Engineer
Erland JosephsonThe Ambassador
Pavel LandovskýPavel
Donald MoffatChief Surgeon
Daniel OlbrychskiInterior Ministry Official
Tomasz BorkowyJiri
Bruce MyersCzech Editor
Pavel SlabýPavel's Nephew
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Pascale KalenskyNurse Katja
Jacques CironSwiss Restaurant Manager
Anne LonnbergSwiss Photographer
László SzabóRussian Interrogator
Vladimír ValentaMayor
Clovis CornillacBoy in Bar
Consuelo De HavilandTall Brunette
Leon LissekBold Man in Bar
Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier
Judith Atwell
Claudine Berg
Jean-Claude Bouillon
Miroslaw Beuer
Niven Busch
Margot Capelier
Victor Chelkoff
Monica Constandache
Jean-Claude DauphinSwiss editor
Dominique De Moncutt
Bernard Lepinaux
Josiane Lévêque
Peter Majer
Charles MillotLecturer in Geneva
Gérard Moulévrier
Jan NěmecCameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Charly Oleg
Sylvie Plantard
Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff
Christine Potter
Hana Maria Pravda
Romano
André Sanfratello
Jiří Stanislav
Milos Szoboda
Helenka Vernier
Marrian Walters
Serge DelanoueDanseur (uncredited)
Philip KaufmanMan walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited)
Isabelle NoérieStudent (uncredited)
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