Product: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Two-Disc Special Edition) (2006)
Rating: 5.0
A refreshing political masterpiece
Being a refugee from Russia I was stunned how little the West knows about the reality of the contemporary Russia - "thanks" to the hard work of KGB in the world's(US included) media and other influential institutions. I rented the film to watch my favorite Juliette Binoche and was pleasantly astonished (surprised is a too weak word for it) by the film as a whole. After I saw here how brainwashed by KGB the Westerners are, it was amazing to see the film done by Westerners with such a deep understanding of the reality behind the "iron curtain". It brilliantly showed how the dissidents, "normal" people just like you and me, with all their passions, weaknesses and imperfections were up against ruthless and powerful killing machine. - Especially clear in the scenes where Czech's puppet branch of KGB sends its "James" and "Jane" "Bonds" to discredit the main characters(and also pit against each other) by seducing them. All the "eroticism" of the film just serves the purpose to show how "humane" the dissidents were. They are no heroes, they knew that they will be crushed but it was just unbearable for them (as truthful to themselves people) to take it anymore(hence the title of the film). Unfortunately none of it was mentioned in the comments, in fact most people don't even see this film as political. And for those who still don't get it: yes, it wasn't an accident in the end, the main characters were murdered.