Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [2004 film]

by Michel Gondry (Director)

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When Joel discovers that his girlfriend, Clementine, has had their tumultuous relationship erased from her mind through an experimental scientific procedure, he decides to ease his own pain by getting the same treatment. But, as each memory of Clementine is systematically eliminated, Joel suddenly realizes how much he still loves her and desperately attempts to reverse the process.

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A couple have each other erased from their memories.

One of those movies where I always forget how good it is. It evokes this strange feeling, like waking up from a sad dream to find out everything's okay - a particular sort of beautiful joy that can only come out of sadness.

Concept: A
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: A
Music: A

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 4.0/4

(May 2010)
Clever and moving film. I'm no fan of Jim Carrey, but he was a good sort of everyman in this.
½
Banal and pointless. Jim Carrey can't act. Period.
½
Joel (Im Carey) is stunned to discover that his girldriend , Clementine (Kate Winslet), has had their tumultuous relationship erased from her mind. Out of desperations, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), to get the same treatment. But as his memories of Clementine begin to fade, Joel sudenly realizes how much he still loives her. R 1 hr 48 min
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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Adams, Jane (Actor)
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Wood, Elijah (Actor)

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [2004 film]
Original publication date
2004
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004 | IMDb)

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791.43Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsMovies, TV, VideoMotion pictures, radio, television, podcastingMotion pictures
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PN1997.2 .E84Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)DramaMotion picturesPlays, scenarios, etc.

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