Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' (2006)

ALL 02/07/2006 (en) Documentary 30 Min
  • Release
    02/07/2006
  • Production
    Leva FilmWorks
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  • Original title
    Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
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    en
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Overview

Milan Kundera's rambling novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, though greatly admired, was thought by Hollywood studio executives to be "unfilmable." Director Philip Kaufman and producer Saul Zaentz proved them wrong. Emotional History follows Kaufman and Zaentz as they enlist the help of screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière and legendary film editor Walter Murch to turn the Kundera novel into an imaginative exploration of politics and eroticism, set against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia. Our documentary goes in-depth to discover how indelible moments in the film - Lena Olin kneeling on a dressing mirror; Russian tanks invading Prague; Juliette Binoche photographing her boyfriend's nude mistress; became a part of cinematic history.

  1. Gary Leva

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' (2006) 30 Min

ALL 02/07/2006 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 02/07/2006
  • Production
    Leva FilmWorks
  • Original title Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Milan Kundera's rambling novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, though greatly admired, was thought by Hollywood studio executives to be "unfilmable." Director Philip Kaufman and producer Saul Zaentz proved them wrong. Emotional History follows Kaufman and Zaentz as they enlist the help of screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière and legendary film editor Walter Murch to turn the Kundera novel into an imaginative exploration of politics and eroticism, set against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia. Our documentary goes in-depth to discover how indelible moments in the film - Lena Olin kneeling on a dressing mirror; Russian tanks invading Prague; Juliette Binoche photographing her boyfriend's nude mistress; became a part of cinematic history.

  1. Gary Leva

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer