The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Derek 2022-04-20 09:02:10

The Unbearable Lightness of Being, translated as the unbearable lightness in life, it is more romantic to say Prague Love, but although most of the philosophical aspects of the original book have been deleted in the film, it can still be read from the film The meaning of the work.
Life is like this. We are always looking for something that we may not even know what it is. A person or an event will change our life, and it may also be a dull life. And finally. At the end of the film, the hero and heroine have been looking for, from Prague to Geneva, from Geneva to Prague, and from Prague to the countryside, where is their final destination. At the end of the film, they finally found what they wanted Things, but there is so much misfortune in life. When happiness knocks on the door, they can't bear the sweetness of happiness. The
film is based on the political background of the Soviet Union's invasion of the Czech Republic in 1968. It tells the story of a romantic doctor and two The love entanglement between women, through this erratic love, reveals to the audience the state of people's emotions and desires in the turbulent political environment, and philosophically explores the relationship between "spirit" and "meat", "lightness". " and "heavy" and other eternal life themes. In this film, although love is the main thread, it is by no means the center. It is just a kind of proof and catharsis for people in the turbulent system and political environment. Through the performance of sex we see a profound pessimism about life and an irrefutable surrender to desire.
The music in the film goes from start to finish, and throughout, it has been commented that the structure of his novel is like a string quartet, and the four main characters in the book can be thought of as four instruments. The progression of the plot and the reappearance of the theme of the novel are like performing a piece of music.
How many things in life can we endure?

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Extended Reading
  • Frank 2022-04-24 07:01:17

    A movie that I didn't understand before, I heard the name unexpectedly in another place. The two of them sat in the car and said, have you ever watched Prague Love? The car kept going forward and I just felt that the road they walked was very long as if there was no end. . . So I understood that feeling.

  • Cornell 2022-03-25 09:01:14

    8.2 I finally understand why the translated title is Prague Love instead of the unbearable lightness of life in the original work. The whole film omits the topic of lightness and heaviness in only two scenes, and the thoughts on spirit and flesh also disappear. The film copied the plot of the original book but cut down a lot of details. The length problem is indeed true, but the amazing Karenin smile of the original book ended in such a hasty way. It is still unacceptable. It's purely story-oriented, but Sabina's characterization is even better than Teresa's, while Thomas with Lewis looks a little lewd on screen. The photography style of the first half of the Soviet invasion is great, the whole sense of substitution and beauty comes out spontaneously

The Unbearable Lightness of Being quotes

  • Tomas: I must go.

    Sabina: Don't you ever spend the night at the woman's place?

    Tomas: Never!

    Sabina: What about when the woman's at your place?

    Tomas: I tell her I have insomnia... anything. Besides, I have a very narrow bed.

    Sabina: Are you afraid of women, Doctor?

    Tomas: Of course.

  • [last lines]

    Tereza: Tomas, what are you thinking?

    Tomas: I'm thinking how happy I am.