Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004
15
1h 48m

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Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

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Dark Romance Psychological Drama Drama Romance Sci-Fi

When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.

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IMDb RATING

8.3/10

1.1M

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

244

See production info at IMDbPro

Top rated movie #95

Won 1 Oscar
- 73 wins & 111 nominations total

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Trivia
Despite the fact that Charlie Kaufman's script and Michel Gondry's visual concepts were closely followed, the cast members were allowed many chances to improvise. Elijah Wood and Mark Ruffalo improvised extensively, and much of the dialogue between Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet resulted from videotaped rehearsal sessions, during which, the two became close by sharing tales of their real-life relationships and heartbreaks.

Goofs
Many of the continuity errors listed here may well be deliberate. In the DVD extras, the movie makers explain that they played with the continuity to underline the struggle between the doctor and technicians trying to erase the memories and Joel trying to hold on to them.

Quotes
Clementine Kruczynski: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon.
Joel Barish: I know.
Clementine Kruczynski: What do we do?
Joel Barish: Enjoy it.

Crazy credits
The opening credits don't begin until about 18 minutes into the film and after much action and plot.

Connections
Featured in A Look Inside 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004)

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Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
Written by James Warren
Performed by Beck
Beck appears courtesy of Geffen Records
Produced by Beck and Jon Brion

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9/10

most imaginative concept

Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) falls for Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet) from the first moment they meet on a train. After a bad breakup, Clementine erases Joel from her memories. He decides to do the same to her. Patrick (Elijah Wood), Stan (Mark Ruffalo), and Mary (Kirsten Dunst) are the three slacker technicians who are running Dr. Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson)'s machine. As his memories are eliminated, he starts to fall in love with Clementine all over again. He struggles to hold on to his memories before it's all gone.

The premise is amazing, but it's the imaginative visualization of the process that puts in on another level. Jim Carrey pours his heart into this very difficult disjointed performance. It's very effecting and probably one of his best non-impersonation performance. In its core, it's a beautiful love story. It's funny. It's poignant.