Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 171 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.
- infidelity
- waitress
- based on novel or book
- free love
- photographer
- loyalty
- lover
- soviet union
- soviet military
- surgeon
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Stellan Skarsgård — The Engineer
- Erland Josephson — The Ambassador
- Pavel Landovský — Pavel
- Donald Moffat — Chief Surgeon
- Daniel Olbrychski — Interior Ministry Official
- Tomasz Borkowy — Jiri
- Bruce Myers — Czech Editor
- Pavel Slabý — Pavel's Nephew
- Pascale Kalensky — Nurse Katja
- Jacques Ciron — Swiss Restaurant Manager
- Anne Lonnberg — Swiss Photographer
- Directed
- Philip Kaufman
- Written
- Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 532 ratings
- Studio
- The Saul Zaentz Company
If this stayed with you
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