Review of The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) by Anais N — 28 Aug 2007

I am not sure why this is considered a classic but I think I figured it out when I watched the documentary about it on the DVD: America has never had tanks in its streets. The producers discussed how emotional this film was for countries in the Communist bloc and how it didn't do very good business in America.

That said, I found this movie boring and uninteresting. Day-Lewis is good, but it's his character that is slightly interesting, nothing special about his performance. Binoche and Olin are very good, though. They were two of the most interesting female characters I have seen in recent memory.

One other thing: This film is just too long. There is no reason to make this three hours long. It just drags on and on. Maybe the book is better - I don't know - but after watching this I have little desire to read it.