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Overview
Release Date:
5 February 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
A Lovers Story.Plot:
In 1968, a Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Legendary Cinematographer Nykvist Dead at 83 (From Studio Briefing. 21 September 2006)
Movie Reviews: 'Twisted' (From Studio Briefing. 27 February 2004)
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Previous reviewer misunderstood movie... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Daniel Day-Lewis | ... | Tomas |
 | Juliette Binoche | ... | Tereza |
 | Lena Olin | ... | Sabina |
 | Derek de Lint | ... | Franz |
| Erland Josephson | ... | The Ambassador |
| Pavel Landovský | ... | Pavel |
| Donald Moffat | ... | Chief Surgeon |
| Daniel Olbrychski | ... | Interior Ministry Official |
 | Stellan Skarsgård | ... | The Engineer |
| Tomek Bork | ... | Jiri |
| Bruce Myers | ... | Czech Editor |
| Pavel Slaby | ... | Pavel's Nephew |
| Pascale Kalensky | ... | Nurse Katja |
| Jacques Ciron | ... | Swiss Restaurant Manager |
| Anne Lonnberg | ... | Swiss Photographer |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
171 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColour:
Colour (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
StereoCertification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) (re-rating) (2005) | Argentina:16 | Canada:R (Manitoba) (2005) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2005) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) (original rating) | Iceland:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:R21 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16MOVIEmeter: 
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According to Lena Olin, she met co-star Daniel Day-Lewis on her first day on the set and according to schedule had to do one of the film's most intense nude love scenes with him that very day. moreGoofs:
DX-coded film was not invented until the 1980s. moreQuotes:
[first lines]First Title Card: In Prague, in 1968, there lived a young doctor named Tomas...
Tomas: Take off your clothes.
[line recurs several times during film]
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Creeping Terror (#7.6)" (1994) moreFAQ
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I would have to disagree with the previous reviewer. First of all, the movie should have a "euro" feel to it because it's about Europeans, in Europe, and their European mentality. No car chases here, hot shot. That being said, I only have great praise for this film. It's a tremendous attempt to put to screen the subtle understanding Milan Kundera has of the human condition, and it surprisingly succeeds. For those more interested, I recommend you pick up some of his novels (start with a short story if you are pressed for time) and you, too, will realize why he is one of the best storytellers alive today.