The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

Posted : 10 months ago at Jan 8 15:34

"In the time of the Russian invasion in Czechoslovakia, making love was a way of resisting, a way of being free." These words of the screen-writer of Lightness sum up this film entirely, an intricate balance between a political film and a love story. This is stirring and engaging story that thoroughly challenges your preconceptions of sexuality and the Czech people as a whole. Although the story can be slow paced, and at some points almost reach a halt, the subtle yet interesting yarn keeps you engaged throughout. Tomas (Daniel Day-Lewis) has a succession of trysts with some beautiful and slightly deviant women, each of whom possess a uniqueness that he finds enthralling. This is a great alternative love story, and puts the romance experienced in you average rom-com to shame....Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago at Apr 13 0:44

The book was a dry read but what the movie also lacks is most of the intellectually engaging parts. So it is interesting at times but for the most part is dry and un-engaging on an emotional level. Good acting cannot save this either. It reminds me of 2001: A Space Odyssey, in that the movie was hard to completely understand without having read the book. However, 2001 was still a very good movie.

Rating : 5/10