USA,
1988, 166 min
Directed by:
Philip KaufmanCinematography:
Sven NykvistComposer:
Mark AdlerCast:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint, Erland Josephson, Pavel Landovský, Donald Moffat, Daniel Olbrychski, Stellan Skarsgård (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Tomas is a doctor and a lady-killer in 1960s Czechoslovakia, an apolitical man who is struck with love for the bookish country girl Tereza; his more sophisticated sometime lover Sabina eventually accepts their relationship and the two women form an electric friendship. The three are caught up in the events of the Prague Spring (1968), until the Soviet tanks crush the non-violent rebels; their illusions are shattered and their lives change forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1989 - Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1989 - Sven Nykvist (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1989 - Sven Nykvist (Best Cinematography)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1989 - Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 1989 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1989 - Lena Olin (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1988 - Sven Nykvist (Best Cinematography)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1988 - Best Film
- 1988 - Sven Nykvist (Best Cinematographer)