Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [HD DVD]
by Michel Gondry
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Actor: Elijah Wood, Gerry Robert Byrne, Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom WilkinsonDirector: Michel Gondry
Writer: Michel Gondry
Producer: Anthony Bregman
Producer: Charlie Kaufman
Writer: Charlie Kaufman
Producer: David L. Bushell
Producer: Georges Bermann
Writer: Pierre Bismuth
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [HD DVD]
DVD Review: Eternally yours
Summary: 5 Stars
Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry have both created some mind-bending films -- "Being John Malkovich," "Adaptation," "Human Nature."
But this brilliant writer and director take a slightly different turn on in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," a romantic comedy with a dark, melancholy streak. With brilliant acting and wonderfully quirky, funny
Uptight Joel (Jim Carrey) runs into his ex-girlfriend Celementine (Kate Winslet) at a bookstore, and is shocked that not only does she not remember him, but she has a new boyfriend. Turns out that she had him erased from her memory, courtesy of a new memory-erasing technique. When he learns why she broke up with him (she thought he was boring), he gets mad and decides to have the same thing done to himself.
A group of offbeat technicians (Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood and Kirsten Dunst) arrive at his house, and put Joel into a deep sleep as they erase his memories. But as he relives his experiences with Clementine, Joel realizes that while their relationship ended badly, the good times he had with her are precious to him. So he tries to put her into other parts of his memory, so that she will never be totally forgotten...
"Dark romantic comedy" is the closest thing that "Eternal Sunshine" has to a description. Like Kaufman's other films, it's funny in a subtle way, and more obviously sweet and romantic. Not to mention thought-provoking -- if you could erase unpleasant memories, would you do it, if it changed the person you were? If we get rid of the pain, do we also get rid of the joy that came with it?
Michel Gondry is best known for his work on surreal, entrancing music videos, so he fits perfectly into directing "Eternal Sunshine." It takes a brilliant director to give us a convincing trip through a person's brain, and he does it well -- surreal imagery (a teeny Carrey getting bathed in a sink?), bright colours, and the sight of entire experiences vanishing.
But Gondry also spins up some truly beautiful romantic scenes (Carrey and Winslet lying on the ice), in a way that seems realistic, yet leaves the viewer with hope for Joel and Clementine's erased love. It's a pretty stark contrast to that creepy subplot about Wood using the erased memories to seduce Winslet -- just get a girlfriend the normal way!
A serious Carrey and punky-haired Winslet are amazing in these roles, as the lovelorn, repressed Joel and the free-spirited, wacky Clementine. They're a flawed couple, but you want to see them get back together. Kirsten Dunst has a bittersweet subplot about the memory erasure, while Wood takes what could have been a 2-D creep and makes him a rather pitiful, lonely figure,
Charlie Kaufman's fertile brain and Gondry's amazing direction produced a beautiful, romantic movie that doesn't resemble any other. A melancholy, prismatic film.
Description of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [HD DVD]
From acclaimed writer Charlie Kaufman and visionary director Michel Gondry comes Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. An all-star ensemble cast shines in this comical and poignant look at breakups, breakdowns and breakthroughs.Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet), has had their tumultuous relationship erased from her mind. Out of desperation, 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 suddenly realizes how much he still loves her.
Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood co-star in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - a memorable film that The Wall Street Journal calls "a romantic comedy unlike any other!"
Screenwriters rarely develop a distinctive voice that can be recognized from movie to movie, but the ornate imagination of Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) has made him a unique and much-needed cinematic presence. In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a guy decides to have the memories of his ex-girlfriend erased after she's had him erased from her own memory--but midway through the procedure, he changes his mind and struggles to hang on to their experiences together. In other hands, the premise of memory-erasing would become a trashy science-fiction thriller; Kaufman, along with director Michel Gondry, spins this idea into a funny, sad, structurally complex, and simply enthralling love story that juggles morality, identity, and heartbreak with confident skill. The entire cast--Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Wilkinson, and more--give superb performances, carefully pitched so that cleverness never trumps feeling. A great movie. --Bret Fetzer
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