Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

20042004
RR
1h 48m

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

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Drama Romance Sci-Fi

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

Director
- Michel Gondry
Writers
- Charlie Kaufman(story)
- Michel Gondry(story)
- Pierre Bismuth(story)
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Top rated movie #99

Won 1 Oscar
- 73 wins & 111 nominations total

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

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Much to his surprise, timid Joel Barish is shocked to discover that the love of his life, sparky Clementine, has had him erased from her memory. To pay her back in the same coin, poor Joel summons up the courage to undergo a painless but intricate medical procedure to do the same, utterly unaware that darkness is an essential part of the light. Now, as hurt and angry Joel's ugly recollections of Clementine gradually fade away, giving way to a soulless black void, suddenly, he begins having second thoughts, toying with the idea of stopping the irreversible process. In the end, is ignorance really bliss? —Nick Riganas

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Taglines
- I already forget how I used to feel about you.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language, some drug and sexual content
Parents guide

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
Joel: [narration as Clementine acknowledges him by raising her coffee mug] Why do I fall in love with every woman I see who shows me the least bit of attention?

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

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

Top review

9/10

I didn't get it the first time I watched it

The first time I saw this movie I found it confusing, a little artsy for my taste and I didn't get it.

But I didn't come in here to give it a 1 point rating or a damning review just because I didn't get it. It would be kind of stupid to pass judgement on a film that I didn't fully understand.

Some years later I watched it for the second time. My ex had just left me, and I don't remember how and why I came by this movie again. But the second time I got it. And how life would be like a bleak dessert, frozen in time, in the eternal sunshine of a spotless mind.

And after watching it a second time I felt hopeful again.

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Release date
- March 19, 2004 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Universal
Language
- English
Also known as
- Eterno resplandor de una mente sin recuerdos
Filming locations
- Montauk, New York, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $34,400,301
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,175,198
- Mar 21, 2004
Gross worldwide
- $74,036,715

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Runtime
1h 48m
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby
- SDDS
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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