Review of The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) by Keith Phipps for The A.V. Club — 11 Sep 2000
In three short scenes, this otherwise linear film unexpectedly slips loose from time, portraying a joyous moment, a tragic revelation, and then a long, slow scene that holds both in the balance, letting viewers tip the scale in whichever direction their hearts incline.
It's an effect that could only happen in cinema, and it's made all the more stunning by its appearance in a film taken from a by-all-logic-unfilmable book.
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This review of The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) was written by Keith Phipps and published by The A.V. Club on 11 Sep 2000.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being has generally received positive reviews.
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