Scene from Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
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Actresses in this Scene
Birth Name: Lena Maria Jonna Olin
Birth Date: 1955-03-22
Birth Place: Oscar Parish, Stockholm, Sweden
Details
Alternate Names: Lena Olin-Hallström, Lena Maria Jonna Olin, لینا اولین, 蓮娜歐琳
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Full Biography
Lena Maria Jonna Olin (born 22 March 1955) is a Swedish actress. She has received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Mentored by filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, she made her screen debut with a small role in his film Face to Face (1976). After graduating from the drama school, Olin joined the Royal Dramatic Theatre, followed by roles in Bergman's films Fanny and Alexander (1982) and After the Rehearsal (1984). She made her international breakthrough with a role of a free-spirited artist in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture.
Olin garnered further critical acclaim for her portrayals of a Jewish survivor in the comedy-drama Enemies, A Love Story (1989), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and an abused wife in the comedy-drama Chocolat (2000), for which she received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Her other film roles include The Adventures of Picasso (1978), Havana (1990), Romeo Is Bleeding (1993), Mr. Jones (1993), The Ninth Gate (1999), Queen of the Damned (2002), Casanova (2005), The Reader (2008), Remember Me (2010), Maya Dardel (2017), and The Artist's Wife (2019).
On television, Olin starred as KGB agent Irina Derevko on the spy thriller Alias (2002–2006), which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Her other television roles include the sitcom Welcome to Sweden (2014–2015), the drama series Riviera (2017–2020), and the drama series Hunters (2020–2023).
Lena Olin
About the Movie: Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Release Year: 1988
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, La insoportable levedad del ser, De ondraaglijke lichtheid van het bestaan, Непоносимата лекота на битието, A Insustentável Leveza do Ser, Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí, Tilværelsens ulidelige lethed, Olemisen sietämätön keveys, L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être, I avastakti elafrotita tou einai, A lét elviselhetetlen könnyűsége, L'insostenibile leggerezza dell'essere, Tilværelsens uutholdelige letthet, Nieznosna lekkosc bytu, Imposibila usuratate a fiintei, Nepodnošljiva lakoća postojanja, Невыносимая лёгкость бытия, Varats olidliga lätthet, Varolmanin dayanilmaz hafifligi, Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins
Director: Philip Kaufman
Writer: Jean-Claude Carrière, Milan Kundera, Philip Kaufman
Production & Genre
Producer(s): Producer: Saul Zaentz
Executive Producer: Bertil Ohlsson
Companies: The Saul Zaentz Company
Genre: Drama, Erotic Film, Film Based On A Novel, Romance, Romance Film
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Keywords
Keywords: 1960s, based on novel or book, communism, free love, infidelity, lover, loyalty, partnership, photographer, prague, czech republic, soviet military, soviet union, surgeon, waitress, warsaw pact
Story
In 1960s Czechoslovakia, successful surgeon Tomas leads an uninhibited lifestyle with multiple affairs. He meets and brings back to Prague a young photographer named Tereza. When Tomas' affair with the bohemian Sabina is revealed, Tereza decides to leave him during the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. After realizing his mistake, Tomas chases after Tereza.
Summary
Based on Milan Kundera's novel, 'Unbearable Lightness of Being' (1988) is a drama directed by Philip Kaufman that explores themes of love, infidelity, and loyalty amidst political upheaval. Set in Prague during the Prague Spring, the film follows Tomas, an apolitical womanizer who finds himself torn between his relationships with Tereza and Sabina. The Soviet invasion shatters their illusions and forces them to reevaluate their lives.