The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1987)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Tomas

      Daniel Day-Lewis

    • Tereza

      Juliette Binoche

    • Sabina

      Lena Olin

    • Franz

      Derek de Lint

    • the ambassador

      Erland Josephson

    • Pavel

      Pavel LandovskÝ

    • chief surgeon

      Donald Moffat

    • Interior Ministry official

      Daniel Olbrychski

    • the engineer

      Stellan Skarsgård

    • Jiri

      Tomek Bork

    • Czech editor

      Bruce Myers

    • Pavel's nephew

      Pavel Slaby

    • Nurse Katya

      Pascale Kalensky

    • Swiss restaurant manager

      Jacques Ciron

    • Swiss photographer

      Anne Lönnberg

    • Russian interrogator

      László Szabó

    • mayor

      Vladimír Valenta

    • boy in bar

      Clovis Cornillac

    • bald man in bar

      Leon Lissek

    • tall brunette

      Consuelo de Haviland

    • cast member

      Jacqueline Abraham-Vernier

    • cast member

      Judith Atwell

    • cast member

      Claudine Berg

    • cast member

      Jean-Claude Bouillon

    • cast member

      Miroslav Breuer

    • cast member

      Niven Busch

    • cast member

      Margot Capelier

    • cast member

      Victor Chelkoff

    • cast member

      Monica Constandache

    • cast member

      Jean-Claude Dauphin

    • cast member

      Dominique de Moncuit

    • cast member

      Bernard Lepinaux

    • cast member

      Josiane Lévèque

    • cast member

      Peter Majer

    • cast member

      Charles Millot

    • cast member

      Gérard Moulévrier

    • cast member

      Jan Nemec

    • cast member

      Charly Oleg

    • cast member

      Sylvie Plantard

    • cast member

      Olga Baidar Poliakoff

    • cast member

      Christine Pottier

    • cast member

      Hana-Maria Pravda

    • cast member

      Romano

    • cast member

      André Sanfratello

    • cast member

      Jiri Stanislav

    • cast member

      Milos Svoboda

    • cast member

      Helenka Verner

    • cast member

      Marrian Walters

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Philip Kaufman

    • Assistant to the Director

      Peter Kaufman

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Charles Paviot

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Eric Bartonio

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Robert Kéchichian

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Vincent Bercholz

    • Assistant Director (3rd)

      Pascal Fouineau

    • Assistant Director (3rd)

      Simon Brook

    • Assistant Director (3rd)

      Joshua Zaentz

    • Script Continuity

      Anne Gyory

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Saul Zaentz Company

    • Filmed with the assistance of

      Norway Film Development Company A/S

    • Executive Producer

      Bertil Ohlsson

    • Producer

      Saul Zaentz

    • Associate Producer

      Paul Zaentz

    • Unit Manager

      Claude Albouze

    • Unit Manager

      Jean Lara

    • Location Unit Manager

      Janou Shammas

    • Location Unit Manager

      Claude-Anne Paureilhe

    • Location Unit Manager

      Jacques Frédérix

    • Assistant Unit Manager

      Therese Kaufmann

    • Assistant Unit Manager

      Jean-Claude Moulière

    • Assistant Unit Manager

      Pascale Béraud

    • Production Manager

      Daniel Szuster

    • Production Manager

      Jacques Bourdon

    • Administration Co-ordinator

      Bernard Lieberman

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Judith Atwell

    • Production Accountant

      Adele Sanders

    • Production Assistant

      Sarah Koeppe

    • Production Assistant

      Bruno Vignier

    • Production Assistant

      Eurick Allaire

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      James Austin

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Christopher Boyes

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Vince Casper

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Milan Dusatko

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      John Edwards-Younger

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Steven Feldman

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Margaret Ganahl

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Scott Guitteau

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Julie Kincannon

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Alan Mukamal

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Daniel Olmsted

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Scott Roberts

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Wayne Rogers

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Roy Segal

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Steve Shurtz

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Tysl, Joseph

    • Saul Zaentz Film Center staff

      Jennifer Ware

    • US production services

      Bunny Alsup

    • US production services

      Diana Wells

    • US crew

      Simeone, Frank

    • US crew

      Michael Kitchens

    • US crew

      Hiro Narita

    • US crew

      Patrick Riley

    • US crew

      Victoria Lewis

    • US crew

      Agamemnon Andrianos

    • US crew

      Chris Thomas

    • US crew

      Rick Brown

    • US crew

      Gary Frutkoff

    • US crew

      Peter Thomas

    • US crew

      Danny Colangelo

    • US crew

      Medal Ramos

    • US crew

      Timothy Ranahan

    • US crew

      Michael Pantages

    • US crew

      Patricia de Oliveira

    • US crew

      Barbara Kassal

    • US crew

      Marietta Engelbrecht

    • US crew

      Muriel Murch

    • US crew

      Jonathan Bendich

    • US crew

      Walter Murch Jr

    • Geneva crew

      Stan Popovic

    • Geneva crew

      Sophie Brandt

    • Geneva crew

      Olivia Dick

    • Geneva crew

      Jane Dettwiler

    • Geneva crew

      Heidi Sonderegger

    • Geneva crew

      Corinne Plouidy

    • Assistant to the Producer

      Nancy Eichler

    • Research

      Peter Kaufman

    • Filmed at

      Studios de Boulogne

    Casting:

    • Casting (US/GB)

      Dianne Crittenden

    • Casting (France)

      Margot Capelier

    • Casting (US, Assistant)

      Sarah Koeppe

    • Casting (France, Assistant)

      Gérard Moulévrier

    • Casting (France, Assistant Extras)

      Marie-Sylvie Caillierez

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Jean-Claude Carrière

    • Screenplay

      Philip Kaufman

    • Based on the novel by

      Milan Kundera

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Sven Nykvist

    • Special Photographer

      Max Aguilera-Hellweg

    • 2nd Unit Photographer

      Joseph Ort-Snep

    • Camera Operator (1st)

      Bernard Noisette

    • Camera Operator (2nd)

      Philippe Houdart

    • Focus Puller (1st)

      Kevin Jewison

    • Focus Puller (2nd)

      Sylvie Plantard

    • 1st Camera Loader

      Jean-Pierre Supe

    • 2nd Camera Assistant

      Dijan, Katell

    • 2nd Unit Camera Assistant

      François Plegades

    • Additional Camera Crew Video Playback

      Christophe Artus

    • Additional Camera Crew Video Playback

      Pierre Bec

    Special Effects:

    • Special Effects

      Trielli Bros

    Editing:

    • Supervising Editor

      Walter Murch

    • Film Editor

      B.J. Sears

    • Film Editor

      Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam

    • Film Editor

      Stephen A. Rotter

    • Film & Sound Editing/Dolby Stereo Mix

      SZC Film Center (Berkeley, CA), The

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Pierre Guffroy

    • Art Director Exteriors

      Gérard Viard

    • Set Dresser

      Gérard James

    • Set Dresser

      Thérèse Ripaud

    • Sketch Artist

      Jean-Michel Ducourty

    • Sabina's Paintings

      Irena Dedicova

    • Mirror Artist

      Pucci de Rossi

    • Photographs Used in the Film

      Man Ray

    • Photographs Used in the Film

      Bill Brandt

    • Storyboard artist

      Ploog, Michael

    • Sculptor

      Michel Rival

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Ann Roth

    • Wardrobe Supervisor

      Michael Dennison

    • Costumer

      Sylvia Folgoas

    • Costumer

      Claude Ghene

    • Costumer

      Javier Orce

    Make-up:

    • Assistant Make-up

      Silva, Rosaline

    • Make-up Artist

      Suzanne Benoît

    • Chief Hairdresser

      Le Blanc, Paul

    • Assistant Hairdresser

      Rosa Perez

    Titles:

    • Title Design

      Carroll, Phil

    • Titles

      Pacific Title

    Film processing:

    • Optical Effects

      Cinematte

    • Colour Timer

      Jack Garsha

    • Negative Cutter

      Donah Bassett

    • Negatives Developed at

      Éclair

    Music:

    • Original Music/Arrangements by

      Mark Adler

    • Swiss Music Composed/Arranged by

      Ernie Fosselius

    • Music [Extracts] by

      Leos Janácek

    • [Janacek Music] Selected/Edited by

      Splet, Alan

    Sound:

    • Music Recording

      Danny Kopelson

    • Sound Recordist

      Chris Newman

    • Boom Operator

      David Sutton

    • Supervising Sound Re-recording

      Mark Berger

    • Re-recording Mixer

      David Parker

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Todd Boekelheide

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Splet, Alan

    • Supervising Dialogue Editor

      Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam

    • Dialogue Editor

      Barbara McBane

    • Dialogue Editor

      Marilyn McCoppen

    • Dialogue Editor

      Michael Silvers

    • Dialogue Editor

      Karen Spangenberg

    • Dialogue Editor

      Jacobs, Ronald A.

    • Sound Effects Recordist

      Ann Kroeber

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Richard Hymns

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Pat Jackson

    • ADR Editor

      C.J. Appel

    • Foley Artist

      Dennie Thorpe

    • Foley (Engineer)

      Michael Rosen

    • Foley Editor

      Rob Fruchtman

    • Foley Editor

      Diana Pellegrini

    • Foley Editor

      Ernie Fosselius

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Rémy Julienne

    • Stand-in for Daniel Day-Lewis

      Frédéric Bounie

    • Stand-in for Daniel Day-Lewis

      Gérald Richard

    • Stand-in for Juliette Binoche

      Patricia Briquet

    • Stand-in for Juliette Binoche

      Angelica Chemla

    • Stand-in for Lena Olin

      Cathy Brasseur

    • Stand-in for Derek de Lint

      Richard Allaman

    Consultant:

    • Special Consultant

      Jan Nemec

    • Surgical Consultant

      Grob, Dr Raoul

    • Period Vehicles

      Martin Grangé

    • Action Tanks

      Colonel Aubry

    • Action Tanks

      Captain Tributsch

    • Czech Coach

      Martina Skala

    • Dialogue Coach

      Elizabeth Pursey

    • Animal Co-ordinator

      André Noël