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The Science of Sleep

La science des rêves - The Science of Sleep

2006

Michel Gondry

Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Emma de Caunes ...

6.8

20,461

Comedy. Drama. Fantasy. Romance "The Science of Sleep," a playful romantic fantasy set inside the topsy-turvy brain of Stephane Miroux (Gael Garcia Bernal) an eccentric young man whose dreams constantly invade his waking life. While slumbering, he is the charismatic host of "Stephane TV," expounding on "The Science of Sleep" in front of cardboard cameras. In "real life," he has a boring job at a Parisian calendar publisher and pines for Stephanie (Charlotte ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Gondry's beguiling new film is so profoundly idiosyncratic, and so confident in its oddity, that any attempt to describe it is bound to be misleading."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"In the hands of anyone else, this could have been excruciating, but I found it thoroughly delightful: idealistic and romantic: a thwarted love story that does not trade in the degraded cliches either of romance or conventional sexiness (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle	"I think it's a mess, but (...) an endearing, beautiful, hopelessly honest mess that's supported by a pair of performances so unnaturally natural that they draw you in and clutch you, struggling, to their flipping, flopping hearts (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Jim Emerson rogerebert.com	"Although the diminutive (...) Bernal emanates an infectiously playful and energetic charisma, there comes a point when you just want to slap him with a big hand for being such a petulant baby (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Ed Gonzalez Slant	"To submit to 'Science of Sleep' becomes something strangely akin to acknowledging that our dreams make more sense than our waking life. Imagine that (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Oliver Richards Empire	"As a first project entirely of Gondry’s own making (...), this shows his cracked mind is a rather beautiful place to be (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"What 'Eternal Sunshine' did with magic and whimsy, 'The Science of Sleep' accomplishes with confusion and pretentiousness (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Matthew Leyland BBC	"He may not be working with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, but 'The Science Of Sleep' is another Spotless Mind-trip from fruit-loop French auteur Michel Gondry (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tasha Robinson AV Club	"[It] plays out like an indie version of Gondry's 'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind', albeit with none of the star power, a quarter of the budget, half the angst, and twice the charm."
		Cynthia Fuchs Common Sense Media	"But if the character of Stéphane is disquieting, the movie's exploration of his individual psyche is endlessly fascinating (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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