Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American science fiction romantic drama film directed by Michel Gondry, based on Charlie Kaufman's screenplay developed from a story by Gondry, Kaufman and Pierre Bismuth. Starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, with supporting roles from Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood and Tom Wilkinson, it follows two individuals who undergo a memory erasure procedure to forget each other after the dissolution of their romantic relationship. The title of the film is a quotation from the 1717 poem Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope. It uses elements of psychological drama, science fiction and a nonlinear narrative to explore the nature of memory and love.
Plot
Joel Barish discovers that his estranged girlfriend, Clementine Kruczynski, has undergone a procedure to have her memories of him erased by the New York City firm Lacuna. Heartbroken, he decides to undergo the same procedure. In preparation, he records a tape recounting his memories of their volatile relationship.
Awards
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| author | Charlie Kaufman Michel Gondry Pierre Bismuth |
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| award | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film |
| contentLocation | New York |
| director | Michel Gondry |
| editor | Valdís Óskarsdóttir |
| events | amnesia conflict management coping lovesickness Memory erasure recollection relationship conflict romantic love |
| genre | drama romance science fiction |
| keywords | charles river erase estrange no memory train ride wake up |
| musicBy | Jon Brion |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay European Film Award for Best Non-European Film |
| producer | Anthony Bregman Steve Golin |
| productionCompany | Anonymous Content This is That |
| publisher | Focus Features |
| recordedAt | Long Island New Jersey New York City |
| theme | independent mad scientist memory narrative psychological drama romantic drama science fiction drama |