Monday, October 23, 2023

Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...

 ... you can learn from:

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

Tomas: Some people never change.
Some people are always scoundrels.

A happy 87th birthday to writer-director Philip Kaufman! I had to slap the shit out of myself so I didn't quote my favorite movie of Kaufman's, his beyond brilliant 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers -- I've talked about that movie so much before. Time for some fresh blood! That said I've only seen The Unbearable Lightness of Being one time and I think I was too young for it because it didn't really resonate -- any fans? I feel as if it should resonate given it stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Juliette Day-Binoche and Lena Day-Olin. So I clearly need to revisit. And -- here's a shocker -- I still have never seen Kaufman's 1983 astronaut classic The Right Stuff? How is that possible? That cast includes the veritable hunk parade of Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepherd, and Fred Ward! My priorities, man.


3 comments:

Rick Schoen said...

And don't forget Ed Harris as John Glenn!

Jason Adams said...

Oh duh I knew there was a name I was forgetting - thanks Rick

MrRipley76 said...

I rewatched it a week ago and it's a deathly bore only Olin registers.