Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
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Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
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... Joel Barish
... Clementine Kruczynski
... Mary
... Stan
... Patrick
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Fresh and surprising with great script, dialogues and cut. The cast is also fantastic.
Director:
Writer:
Pierre Bismuth (Story)
Charlie Kaufman (Story)
Charlie Kaufman (Screenplay)
Michel Gondry (Story)
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Release Date:
2004-03-19
Run Time:
108 min
MMPA Rating:
R
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fresh and surprising with great script, dialogues and cut. The cast is also fantastic.
***Inventive drama/romance with Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet and so much more***
A man (Jim Carrey) discovers that his babe (Kate Winslet) had her memory of their relationship removed via the medical procedures of an innovative company. He decides to get the surgery as well, but as the technicians (Mark Ruffalo & Elijah Wood) conduct the procedure he changes his mind! Can he escape with his memory intact and possibly save the relationship? Tom Wilkinson plays the doctor and Kirsten Dunst the secretary.
“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004) is a drama/sci-fi/romance hybrid that’s so confusing during its first half that it fails to captivate (and is even annoying) but, if you persevere, everything starts making sense by the midpoint, ushering in an entertaining and insightful second half. The movie’s depth naturally makes it improve on repeat viewings wherein it’s more understandable as you put the pieces together.
Viewers who complain that a certain person is too dramatic, selfish and high maintenance to put up with for more than a month didn’t get the closing moral, which is both true and profound: Couples can (and should) realize the flaws of their mate, which they genuinely don't like, but it's "Okay." That's true love.
There are also unexpected peripheral gems on unethical behavior in a supposedly professional environment, secret relationships, discarding unwanted skeletons, and more. Lastly, curvy, vivacious Winslet shines and it’s nice to see Carrey in a serious role.
The film runs 1 hour, 48 minutes, and was shot in the New York City area (Yonkers, Montauk, Mount Vernon, Manhattan and Brooklyn).
GRADE: A-
This was one of the first movies I really loved. Some moments are especially beautiful and I appreciate the folks who put in the labor to make this. Thank you
“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is a movie that uses the fragility of memory and hurt of love to show the desperate measures taken by a couple who decide to break up. After two years of living together, Introverted Joel Barrish ( Jim Carey ) and extrovert Clementine Kruczynski ( Kate Winslet ) undertake extreme procedures to erase any memory of each other.
What director Michel Gondry and Writer Charlie Kaufman have created is a movie designed to slowly release forgotten incidents and emotions as the audience discover the film is running in reverse. Bearing witness to love’s decay the audience are thrown sidelines with the introduction of Patrick ( Elijah Wood ) and Stan ( Mark Ruffalo ). Both Patrick and Stan work for Lacuna a private medical company with some rather dodgy practices regarding memory erasure. Along with Patrick and Stan, Mary ( Kirsten Dunst ) Stan’s girlfriend is also a work colleague and joins the other two when they are tasked with erasing any memory of Clementine from Joel’s mind. Patrick however uses information provided to Lacuna by both Joel and Clementine to manipulate Clementine in an attempt to get her to fall in love with him.
What ensues is a battle of the mind to try and save their relationship after discovering that all was not as bad as the couple believed. But with each recalled memory there is a doomed ending that ends up being erased. The only hope is to try and hide Clementine in an earlier non related memory in Joel’s mind as Lacuna remove all traces of each other. The climax of the film comes with a surprise that complicates any post mind erasing procedures.
“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” evokes real devastation in lost love and tells a fantasy tale of how we all try to erase those hurtful memories. However, after everything, our memories are all we really have, they make us who we are, once they are gone, we ourselves are surely gone.
This is a really weird movie. I had to watch it about 3 or 4 times before you really figure it out. It's a good concept but a bit confusing sometimes.
Cast & Crew of
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Cast
... Joel Barish
... Clementine Kruczynski
... Mary
... Stan
... Patrick
... Dr. Mierzwiak
... Carrie
... Rob
... Hollis
... Frank
... Young Joel
... Young Clementine
... Joel's Mother
... Train Conductor
... Young Bully
... Young Bully
... Young Bully
... Young Bully
... Rollerblader (uncredited)
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... Camera Operator
... Director
... Director of Photography
... Story
... Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Producer
... Story
... Screenplay
... Story
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... ADR Editor
... Sound Mixer
... Foley Editor
... Foley Mixer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Makeup Artist
... Sound Designer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Sound Effects Editor
... Foley Artist
... Art Direction
... Foley Artist
... Dialogue Editor
... Editor
... Executive Producer
... Costume Design
... Production Design
... Casting
... Executive Producer
... Set Decoration
... Script Supervisor
... Executive Producer
... Gaffer
... Executive Producer
... Second Assistant Director
... First Assistant Director
... Second Second Assistant Director
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Set Dresser
... Second Assistant Camera
... Still Photographer
... Boom Operator
... Wardrobe Supervisor
... First Assistant Camera
... Additional Camera
... Wigmaker
... Key Makeup Artist
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Assistant Property Master
... Stunt Coordinator
... Assistant Sound Editor
... Set Dresser
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Costumer
... Grip
... Stunts
... Second Assistant "B" Camera
... Rigging Gaffer
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Stunts
... Unit Production Manager
... "B" Camera Operator
... Assistant Set Decoration
... Set Dresser
... Set Dresser
... Best Boy Electric
... Electrician
... Set Dresser
... Key Grip
... Assistant Production Coordinator
... Key Hair Stylist
... Gaffer
... Best Boy Grip
... Key Rigging Grip
... Foley Editor
... Camera Loader
... Assistant Unit Manager
... On Set Dresser
... Assistant Art Director
... Makeup Artist
... Hairstylist
... Stunts
... Casting Assistant
... Casting Assistant
... Casting Assistant
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Grip
... First Assistant "B" Camera
... Assistant Art Director
... Art Department Coordinator
... Hairstylist
... Leadman
... Casting Associate
... Grip
... Props
... Construction Coordinator
... Extras Casting Assistant
... Construction Coordinator
... Extras Casting
... Assistant Sound Editor
... Stunts
... Visual Effects Producer
... Dolly Grip
... Stunts
... Casting
... Special Effects
... Stunts
... Special Effects
... Property Master
... Foley Editor
... Costumer
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