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University News
April 6, 1988
Movie
Review
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life.
This is a film that not only raises
existential dilemmas, but teaches an
important lesson as well, namely.
Once every few years a film
comes along that is uniquely power-
ful in its storytelling, stunning in its
cinematography, compelling in its
soundtrack, and that leaves the au-
dience speechless. Philip
Kaufman’s new film The Unbearable
Lightness of Being is one such rarity,
an absolute “must see” for anyone
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lightened, most touching is the
transformation of the young
surgeon from a womanizer to a
committed hero, a change that is ef-
fected by his relationship with a
young woman who comes into his
turns out that it is within oppressive
conditions that their lives become
most meaningful. The film teaches
that freedom becomes unbearable
only when it is unbounded (this is
what Kierkegaard calls “the despair
of infinitude”). It is such contradic-
tions of commitment that are poign-
antly explored in this film. We
learn that choice and action consti-
tute our anchorage and our free-
dom, whether that means commit-
ing ourselves to a political cause, or
to a relationship, or to a vocation.
It is best not to say anything
about the plot, because a work of art
like this film should be experienced
fresh by its audience, without prior
knowledge of its storyline that
would only detract from the experi-
ence of seeing the film for the first
time. The cinematography by
Sven Nykvist is rich, stunning, and
deserves an Oscar nomination. The
music by Czech composer Leos
Janacek blends beautifully with the
visual images, expressing the airy
“lightness” of the folk music of the
composer's homeland. (Sound edit-
ing was performed by Alan Splet,
known for his contribution to the
soundtrack of Eraserhead).
This is a film well worth going out
of your way to see. It is as satisfying
as a great literary work, and yet sad-
ly enough, will probably be seen by
few people because of its limited
distribution. Currently, it is playing
in only one theatre in Dallas, at the
Galleria. Although close to three
hours long, it goes by so gracefully
that it only feels half that length.
The overall effect of this film on
the viewer is lyrical. It is one of the
most profoundly moving films of
recent years, with a poignance that
extends far beyond its own
storyline. On a scale from one to
ten. The Unbearable Lightness of Be-
ing rates a ten.
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film’s narrative takes place against
the backdrop of the Russian inva-
sion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
The story centers around the love
life of a prominent surgeon, but
uses this more as a metaphorical de-
vice though which to comment on
the human condition. The film in-
geniously combines interpersonal,
political, and philosophical themes
in a way that leaves the viewer en-
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that we can only realize our free-
dom within the confines of a hu-
man situation that is necessarily
limiting: “The choice which we
claimed novel of the same title, the make of our life is always based on
a certain givenness” (Merleau-
Ponty). Moreover, we must share in
the very shaping of that givenness,
by making choices that “create” our
situation.
Our main characters in this film,
the surgeon and the woman whom
he marries, discover their freedom
and happiness only through a com-
mitment that is both personal and
political in nature. Ironically, it
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