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- ↑ Kehr, Dave (9 January 1989). "'Unbearable Lightness' Named Best Film Of '88 By Critics Group". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ Carr, Jay (9 January 1989). "National Critics choose 'Lightness'". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.