Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Note Générale:

8,5/10   

Réalisateur:

Michel Gondry

Scénaristes (WGA):

Charlie Kaufman (story) &
Michel Gondry (story) ...
(suite)

Date de sortie:

19 mars 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Romance

Accroche:

I already forget how I used to feel about you.

Intrigue:

A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with.

Plot Keywords:

Memory | Train | Crush | Beach | Elephant

Récompenses:

Won Oscar. Another 36 wins & 50 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is a bizarre but wonderful movie, a very strange and remarkably tender experience.

Ensemble

Jim Carrey	...	Joel Barish
Kate Winslet	...	Clementine Kruczynski
Gerry Robert Byrne	...	Train Conductor
Elijah Wood	...	Patrick
Thomas Jay Ryan	...	Frank
Mark Ruffalo	...	Stan
Jane Adams	...	Carrie
David Cross	...	Rob
Kirsten Dunst	...	Mary
Tom Wilkinson	...	Dr. Howard Mierzwiak
Ryan Whitney	...	Young Joel
Debbon Ayer	...	Joel's Mother
Amir Ali Said	...	Young Bully
Brian Price	...	Young Bully
Paulie Litt	...	Young Bully
Josh Flitter	...	Young Bully
Lola Daehler	...	Young Clementine
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Hollis
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Lauren Adler	...	Rollerblader (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Michel Gondry

Scénaristes (WGA)
Charlie Kaufman		(story) &
Michel Gondry		(story) &
Pierre Bismuth		(story)
Charlie Kaufman		(screenplay)

Produit par
Georges Bermann	....	executive producer
Anthony Bregman	....	producer
David L. Bushell	....	executive producer (as David Bushell)
Linda Fields	....	associate producer (as Linda Fields Hill)
Steve Golin	....	producer
Michael Jackman	....	associate producer (as Michael A. Jackman)
Charlie Kaufman	....	executive producer
Glenn Williamson	....	executive producer

Musique originale
Jon Brion

Image
Ellen Kuras

Montage
Valdís Óskarsdóttir		(as Valdis Oskarsdottir)

Distribution des rôles
Jeanne McCarthy

Création des décors
Dan Leigh

Direction artistique
David Stein

Décorateur de plateau
Ron von Blomberg

Création des costumes
Melissa Toth

Maquillage
Michelle Johnson	....	key hair stylist (as D. Michelle Johnson)
Peter Owen	....	wig maker
Kyra Panchenko	....	key makeup artist
Francesca Paris	....	hair stylist: Mr. Carrey
Noriko Watanabe	....	hair stylist: Ms. Winslet
Noriko Watanabe	....	makeup artist: Ms. Winslet
Allen Weisinger	....	makeup artist: Mr. Carrey
Rose Chatterton	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Nicki Ledermann	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Evelyne Noraz	....	additional key makeup artist (uncredited)

Directeur de production
Ray Angelic	....	assistant unit production manager
David L. Bushell	....	unit production manager (as David Bushell)
Michael Jackman	....	post-production supervisor (as Michael A. Jackman)
Jeff Roth	....	executive in charge of post-production

Assistant réalisateur
Scott Ferguson	....	second assistant director
Michael Hausman	....	first assistant director
Peter Thorell	....	second second assistant director
Noelle Stehman	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Adam T. Weisinger	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Département Art
Liz Bonaventura	....	scenic artist (as Elizabeth Bonaventura)
James Boniece	....	key construction grip
Garp Brown	....	scenic artist (as Garf Brown)
Brian Buteau	....	set dresser
Ruth Deleon	....	on-set dresser (as Ruth A. DeLeon)
Paul George Divone	....	shop craftsman
James Donahue	....	scenic artist
Natalie N. Dorset	....	assistant set decorator
David Scott Gagnon	....	set dresser (as D. Scott Gagnon)
Emily Gaunt	....	scenic artist
Jonathan Graham	....	key construction grip
Roman Greller	....	set dresser
Anne Beiser Haywood	....	charge scenic artist
Brent Haywood	....	construction coordinator
James Hoff	....	camera scenic artist (as Hollis James Hoff)
Miguel Jimenez	....	key construction electric
Roberto Jiménez	....	key construction electric (as Roberto Jiminez)
Hinju Kim	....	assistant art director
Zbigniew 'Ziggy' Kouros	....	key construction grip (as Zbigniew Kouros)
Julius Kozlowski	....	scenic artist
Gordon Krause	....	key shop craftsman
Kevin Ladson	....	property master
Mark Lane-Davies	....	scenic artist
Michael Leather	....	leadperson (as Mike Leather)
Addy McClelland	....	art department coordinator
Mike Melchiove	....	shop craftsman
Nick Miller	....	construction coordinator (as Nicholas R. Miller)
Ronald Miller	....	shop craftsman
Scott P. Murphy	....	assistant art director
Morgan Pitts	....	props
Paul Proch	....	creator: Joel's Sketchbook
Sean Robinson	....	key shop craftsman
John Roche	....	set dresser
Sam Z. Rogers	....	shop scenic
R. Vincent Smith	....	assistant property master
Patricia Sprott	....	scenic foreman
Robert Vaccariello	....	foreman shop craftsman (as Robert A. Vaccariello)
Andrew M. Velechenko	....	shop craftsman (as Andrew M. Velenchenko)
Eric Bryant	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Jeffrey Rollins	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Ray Tintori	....	art department intern (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Constanzo)
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Eugene Gearty	....	sound designer
Eugene Gearty	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank Kern	....	supervising foley editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer (as George Lara)
Marissa Littlefield	....	adr editor
Tommy Louie	....	boom operator
Tom Nelson	....	sound mixer (as Thomas Nelson)
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue editor
Kira Smith	....	utility sound technician
Reilly Steele	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Stockton	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Urmson	....	sound effects editor
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
Larry Wineland	....	assistant sound editor
Alexa Zimmerman	....	apprentice sound editor
Kyle Godbey	....	sound effects intern (uncredited)
Christopher Harvengt	....	adr supervisor (uncredited)
Nigel Heath	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Hal Levinsohn	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Bob Olari	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
David Warzynski	....	foley assistant (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Mark Bero	....	special effects
Brent Ekstrand	....	lead animator
Drew Jiritano	....	special effects coordinator
Thomas Viviano	....	special effects (as Thomas L. Viviano)

Visual Effects
Tricia Barrett	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O: Custom Film Effects
Steve Caldwell	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Michael Eaves	....	digital color timer: efilm (as Mike Eaves)
Michele Ferrone	....	producer: visual effects, Custom Film Effects
Martin Garner	....	computer graphics supervisor
Adam Gass	....	digital editorial: Custom Film Effects
R.J. Harbour	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Ara Khanikian	....	Flame artist: Buzz Image Group
Ara Khanikian	....	Inferno artist: Buzz Image Group
Alexandre Lafortune	....	3d animator: Buzz Image Group
Alexandre Lafortune	....	digital effects artist
Melanie La Rue	....	visual effects coordinator: Buzz Image Group (as Mélanie Larue)
Pierre-Simon Lebrun-Chaput	....	matte painter: Buzz Image Group
Stéphane Loiselle	....	visual effects coordinator: Buzz Image Group
François Lord	....	3d animator: Buzz Image Group
Francois Metivier	....	senior Inferno artist: Buzz Image Group (as François Métivier)
Lori C. Miller	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Lori Miller)
Louis Morin	....	visual effects supervisor: Buzz Image Group
Martin Pelletier	....	3d animator: Buzz Image Group
Laurie Powers	....	digital supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Glenn Silver	....	3d animator: Buzz Image Group
David Smithson	....	data wrangler: Custom Film Effects
Mary C. Snyder	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Mary C. Hoffer)
Gabriel Tremblay-Beauvais	....	3d animator: Buzz Image Group (as Gabriel Tremblay)
Robin Tremblay	....	lead matte painter: Buzz Image Group
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Derek Bird	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Dennis Dorney	....	digital lineup (uncredited)
Pam Kray	....	16mm projectionist (uncredited)
Kevin Lin	....	digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Mark Sawicki	....	effects photography (uncredited)

Cascadeur
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts (as Billy Anagnos)
E.J. Evans	....	stunts
John R. Favre	....	stunts (as John Favre)
Stephanie Finochio	....	stunts
Cort Hessler	....	stunt driver (as Cort Hessler III)
Artie Malesci	....	stunts
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunts
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts (as Stephen Pope)
Michael Russo	....	stunts (as Mike Russo)
Brian Smyj	....	stunt coordinator

Caméra et Département Electrique
Peter Agliata	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Sebastián Almeida	....	camera intern (as Sebastian Almeida)
Robert M. Andres	....	key grip (as Bob Andres)
Alison Barton	....	grip
Angela Bellisio	....	camera loader
Braden Belmonte	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Kelly Britt	....	lighting board operator
Tony Campenni	....	grip
Mel Cannon	....	grip
Sam Chase	....	generator operator (as Samuel Chase)
Lamont Crawford	....	dolly grip
Andrea Cronin-Souza	....	electrician
Paul Daley	....	rigging gaffer
Paul Daley	....	rigging gaffer
James Domorski	....	24 frame video operator
Stanley Fernandez Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ray Flynn	....	rigging electrician (as Raymond Flynn)
Fernando Gayesky	....	assistant camera
Carlos Omar Guerra	....	first assistant camera (as Carlos Guerra)
David Lee	....	still photographer (as David C. Lee)
Kevin McKenna	....	video playback operator
John C. Nadeau	....	gaffer (as John Nadeau)
Chris Norr	....	camera operator
Martin Nowlan	....	best boy rigging electric
John Panuccio	....	key rigging grip (as Jack Panuccio)
Joseph Quirk	....	gaffer: New York
Christopher Raymond	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator
Mark Schmidt	....	additional camera operator
Chris Skutch	....	best boy grip
Mark Summers	....	best boy electric
Joseph Trammell	....	24 frame playback supervisor (as Joe Trammell)
Richard Yacuk	....	best boy rigging grip
Michael N. Green	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Jeff Lomaglio	....	grip (uncredited)
Hernan Michael Otaño	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Justin Panzanaro	....	rigging electric: New York (uncredited)
Joshua Van Praag	....	electrician (uncredited)

Département Casting
Blythe Cappello	....	casting: Los Angeles
Linda R. Chen	....	casting assistant: New York (as Linda Chen)
Natasha Cuba	....	casting associate
Sage Lehman	....	casting assistant: New York
Kristian Sorge	....	extras casting assistant
John Srednicki	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Hilary Basing	....	production assistant: costume department (intern)
Cara Czekanski	....	additional costumer
Lisa R. Frucht	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Lisa Frucht)
Jill Kliber	....	assistant costume designer
Colleen Morris	....	tailor
David Page	....	costumer: Mr. Carrey
Laura Steinman	....	costume dyer/distresser
Deirdre N. Williams	....	wardrobe supervisor

Dpartement Editorial
Kenny Becker	....	deluxe color timer
Angela Beresford	....	post-production assistant
James Haygood	....	additional editor
David A. Smith	....	assistant editor
Jeffrey M. Werner	....	additional editor
Katrina Whalen	....	post-production assistant
Paul Zucker	....	additional editor
Jack Lewars	....	assistant color timer: Efilm (uncredited)
Martha Pike	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Jeff Schweikart	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Département Musique
Steve Bartek	....	orchestrator
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Tom Biller	....	music recordist
Dana Bourke	....	additional music engineer
Jon Brion	....	conductor
Jon Brion	....	music producer
Tass Filipos	....	music editor (as Anastassios Filipos)
Peter Gordon	....	orchestrator
Jason Gossman	....	additional music engineer
Chris Holmes	....	additional music engineer
Kathy Nelson	....	music guru
Jen Pray	....	music consultant (as Jennifer Pray)
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
Steven Rhodes	....	additional music engineer
Reed Ruddy	....	additional music engineer
Edgardo Simone	....	orchestrator
Patrick Spain	....	additional music engineer
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer
Greg Hamilton	....	additional music preparer (uncredited)
Nick Vidar	....	music editor (uncredited)

Département Transport
Ed Battista	....	driver (as Edward Battista)
Theodor A. Brown	....	driver (as Theodore A. Brown)
John Canavan	....	driver
Salvatore Cicone	....	driver (as Salvatore Ciccone)
Charles Clark	....	driver
Peter Clores	....	driver
Thomas Crehan	....	driver (as Thomas Crehanm)
Mike Easter	....	transportation co-captain (as Michael C. Easter)
Jerry Featherstone	....	driver
Mo Fitzgerald	....	driver (as Moe Fitzgerald)
William K. Gaskins	....	transportation captain
William Gore	....	driver (as William Gore Jr.)
Joseph L. Johnson	....	driver
Paul Kane	....	driver
Dennis Kelly	....	driver (as Dennis J. Kelly)
James Kelly	....	driver (as James F. Kelly)
Herb Lieberz	....	driver: Ms. Winslet
Scott Lieberz	....	driver
Bobby Marsh	....	driver (as Robert Marsh)
Tom Mawyer	....	driver (as Tom Moyer)
Jerry McMullan	....	driver: Mr. Carrey
Richard Nelson Jr.	....	driver
David M. Salisbury	....	driver
William T. Stuart	....	driver
Francis Volpe	....	driver
Timothy J. Wood	....	driver

Divers
Stefanie Azpiazu	....	assistant: Mr. Bregman
Nicholas R. Bell	....	production assistant (as Nick Bell)
Fred Berger	....	intern
Dotan Bonen	....	security: Mr. Carrey
Christian Brockey	....	assistant production coordinator
Bobb Bruno	....	assistant: Jon Brion
Brian Cantaldi	....	first assistant accountant
David Catalano	....	production assistant
Linda R. Chen	....	intern (as Linda Chen)
Ben Conable	....	production assistant (as Benjamin Conable)
Mary Cybulski	....	script supervisor
Robert Darwell	....	attorney
Liesl Davis	....	intern (as Liesel Elain Davis)
Philip DeRise	....	production secretary
Stephanie DeTiege	....	assistant: Mr. Carrey
Kat Donahue	....	location assistant
Maureen Duffy	....	completion guarantor
Tracy Ershow	....	production assistant
Kathleen Fellegara	....	on-set medic (as Kathy Fellegara)
Rich Fellegara	....	on-set medic
Frances Fiore	....	unit publicist
Noah Fox	....	production assistant
Andrew Goodman	....	production assistant
Kristy Hamer	....	accounting assistant
Amro Hamzawi	....	assistant: Mr. Gondry
Susan Hegarty	....	dialect coach: Ms. Winslet
Arthur Hur	....	assistant: Michel Gondry
Lindsey Jaffin	....	office production assistant
Cynthia Kao	....	production assistant
Kate Karbowniczek	....	production assistant
Erica Kay	....	production coordinator
Matthew G. King	....	production assistant
David Koch	....	production assistant
Sage Lehman	....	intern
Chris Marsh	....	assistant location manager (as Christopher Marsh)
Patrick McDonald	....	key set production assistant
Hillary Meyer	....	payroll accountant (as Hillary R. Meyer)
Valerie Nolan	....	intern
Alison Norod	....	production assistant
Oona Overholtzer	....	assistant: Mr. Kaufman
Derek Pastures	....	parking coordinator
Currie Person	....	location assistant
Michal Podell	....	attorney
Ruth Pollock	....	assistant: Ms. Winslet (as Ruth Pollack)
Chris Prapha	....	assistant: Mr. Golin
Gary S. Rake	....	production assistant
Adrian Scartascini	....	assistant: Mr. Gondry
Jeff Schlesinger	....	assistant: Mr. Bushell
Paula Schmit	....	completion guarantor
Eugy Septimo	....	intern
Talley Singer	....	second assistant: Mr. Carrey (as Taylor Singer)
Debbie Stampfle	....	production assistant
Greg Trattner	....	completion guarantor (as Gregory Trattner)
Daniel Tresca	....	location assistant (as Dan Tresca)
Gayle Vangrofsky	....	location manager
Andy Wheeler	....	production accountant
Alex Zoppa	....	intern
Andrew Zoppa	....	intern
Zach Zoppa	....	intern
Dylan Gallagher	....	photo double: Jim Carrey (uncredited)
Amber Gristak	....	stand-in: Kate Winslet (uncredited)
Kristen Marie Holly	....	stand-in: Kirsten Dunst (uncredited)
Matthew Makar	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Cyril Merle	....	assistant: Michel Gondry (uncredited)
Tony Muro	....	publicist (uncredited)
Jimmy Price	....	location scout (uncredited)
Jennifer Skyler	....	stand-in: Kate Winslet (uncredited)
Jeremiah Zazueta	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Merci
Mario Badescu	....	thanks
Karen Baird	....	special thanks
Ted Baker	....	thanks
Heidi Bivens	....	special thanks
Gerry Robert Byrne	....	special thanks
Anne Carey	....	special thanks
Kevin Dillon	....	special thanks
Paul Dorf	....	thanks
Cyril Drabinsky	....	special thanks
John Fluevog	....	thanks
Julie Fong	....	special thanks
Paul Frank	....	thanks
Dr. Hauschka	....	thanks
Ted Hope	....	special thanks
Betsey Johnson	....	thanks
Will Keenan	....	special thanks
Laura Kightlinger	....	special thanks
Drew Kunin	....	special thanks
J.F. Lazartigue	....	thanks
Steve Madden	....	thanks
Laura Madrigano	....	thanks
Nicole Miller	....	thanks
Susan E. Morse	....	special thanks (as Susan Morse)
Thomas Pink	....	thanks
Ellen Pompeo	....	special thanks
Victor Rasuk	....	special thanks
Amy Rosen	....	special thanks
Leon Silverman	....	special thanks
Doctor Gwenn Smith	....	thanks: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
John Srednicki	....	special thanks
Diana Victor	....	special thanks
Karen Walker	....	thanks
The Zacks	....	special thanks

Companies de production

• Anonymous Content
• Focus Features
• This Is That Productions

Distributeurs

• Focus Features (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Bir Film (2006) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Humax Pictures (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• International Film Distribution Consultants (2004) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pandasia Entertainment (2004) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Paradise Group (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• SPI International Magyarorszag (2004) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• TriPictures (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Artist Film (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Highlight Film (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Movie Bank (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (all media)
• Universal Pictures Vidéo (2006) (France) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• YLE Teema (2007) (Finland) (TV)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Buzz Image Group (visual effects)
• Custom Film Effects (visual effects and digital opticals)

Autres Companies

• AON  insurance
• Amalgamated Dwellings  special thanks
• Arc Flashlights  thanks
• Armani Exchange  thanks
• Barbour  thanks
• Barnes & Noble College Booksellers  thanks
• Bastyr University  music recorded at
• Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority  special thanks
• Birkenstock  thanks
• Blue Plate  thanks
• Bumble & Bumble  thanks
• C-5  post-production sound facility
• C5  post-production sound services
• Carhartt  thanks
• Casauri Bags and Wallets  thanks
• Chantecaille  thanks
• Clarks Shoes  thanks
• Columbia  thanks
• Concept 2 Rowing  thanks
• Converse  thanks
• Copy Caps, Wellfleet  thanks
• Custom Film Effects  titles
• Dawn Animal Agency  animals provided by
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Etro  thanks
• Express  Ms. Winslett's costumes by
• Falco Ink.  award campaign
• Falco Ink.  publicity
• Film Finance  completion guarantee
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Frankie Steinz  costumes
• Fresh Music Library  thanks
• Frye Boots  thanks
• Grant Wilfley Casting  extras casting
• Grove Press  thanks
• H&M  select costumes by
• H2O Plus  thanks
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  vintage clothing (vintage clothing rentals)
• Henry Schein Medical Supplies  thanks
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack published by
• Hue  thanks
• Ingwa  thanks
• J.C. Penney  thanks
• Jockey  thanks
• Justin Boots  thanks
• Kiehl's Since 1851  thanks
• LL Bean  thanks
• Laser Pacific High Definition Laboratory  hi-definition dailies and conforming by
• Leksell Stereotactic System  thanks (through Elekta Instruments)
• Lirr  thanks
• Long Island Jewish Medical Center  thanks
• Mac  thanks
• Manic Manic by Snooky & Tish  thanks
• Mavi Jeans  thanks
• Media Net  digital dailies streaming by
• Melero  thanks
• Metro Concepts Music  thanks
• Metro-North Railrooad Company (NTA)  special thanks
• Molton Brown  thanks
• NYC Subway Line  thanks
• NYPD Film & TV Unit  special thanks (as NYPD Movie and TV Unit)
• Necessary Objects  thanks
• New 42nd Street  special thanks
• New Jersey Film Commission  special thanks
• New Victory Theatre  special thanks
• New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The  special thanks
• New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development  special thanks
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation  special thanks
• North Face, The  thanks
• Only Hearts  thanks
• Oroblu Italian Hosiery  thanks
• Paper Denim Cloth  thanks
• Penguin Putnam Books  thanks
• Perricone, Maryland  thanks
• Pez  thanks
• Phyto  thanks
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Playbill  thanks
• Puma  thanks
• Random House  thanks
• Robert Puff Music  music preparation
• Russell Stover Candy Company  thanks
• Schott Brothers  thanks
• Schylling Toys  thanks
• Seize Sur Vingt  thanks
• Sesha Cosmeticals  thanks
• Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton  legal services
• Siemen's Medical  thanks (through Stern and Associates)
• Signet Sound Studio  music recorded and mixed at
• Title House Digital  end titles
• Tony & Tine's Cosmetics  thanks
• Town of East Hampton, New York  special thanks
• UGG® Australia  thanks
• Universal Polygram International Publishing Inc.  thanks
• Urban Decay  thanks
• Urban Outfitters  thanks
• Very Fine Tees  thanks
• Wrangler Jeans  thanks

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some drug and sexual content.

Durée:

108 min | Turkey:95 min (TV version)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Classification:

USA:R (certificate #40598) | Iceland:L | India:A | Chile:Y7 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15

Lieux de tournage:

123 Valentine Lane, Yonkers, New York, USA

Société:

Anonymous Content

Anecdotes:

Reporters tried to interview Jim Carrey as the unplanned scene with Joel and Clementine at the street parade was being filmed. If you listen closely, you can hear somebody shout "Speak to me!" at Jim Carrey.

Goofs:

Continuité: During the "operation", Mary passes a joint to Stan. In the next shot, Mary has the joint again.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Joel: [voice over] random thoughts for Valentine's day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap.

Connexions:

Référencé sur Une américaine à Paris (2005) (TV)

Bande son:

Nola's Bounce

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is a bizarre but wonderful movie, a very strange and remarkably tender experience.

"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd." - Alexander Pope

Michel Gondry's "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is a bizarre but wonderful movie, a very strange and remarkably tender experience, which I suppose is only to be expected from screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, the man behind "Being John Malkovich."

The film was produced by Focus Features ("Lost in Translation," "21 Grams"), a company which strives to offer original, quality films to the true cinema lovers. If the company keeps producing films this good, they may become hugely successful in the future, if not already.

The previews portrayed the movie as a bouncy, cheery comedy in the vein of "Adaptation," the last film written for the big screen by Charlie Kaufman, when it is really a tender movie about love and romance. This is Jim Carrey's best performance to date, and may open the eyes of his prejudiced haters who have only imagined him as Ace Ventura and a certain cable guy for his entire career. No snippy quotes, outrageous humor or bizarre antics in "Sunshine" -- Carrey plays a true, realistic, three-dimensional character named Joel Barrish, who plans to have memories of his girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet), erased by a new company called Lacuna, after he discovers that she herself has had the procedure performed only a week before. Joel meets with the company's founder, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), and is informed that the procedure -- although "technically" brain damage -- is on par with a heavy night of drinking. "Nothing you'll miss much," he is told, as he plunges into a bizarre world of long forgotten memories.

The entire process of the operation is quite fascinating, really, if a bit reminiscent of an idea founded by none other than one of Kaufman's favorite writers, Philip K. Dick, who wrote the source short story for the Ah-nuld movie "Total Recall." All items relating to the person you want erased from your brain are assembled together, and the technicians at Lacuna (Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood) then "map" an outline of your memories, which are supposedly stemmed together. I have my doubts about the seriousness and remote possibility of such a procedure being performed, and the explanation is quite simply utter bull, but we don't care because the entire erasing of Joel's memories serves as a backdrop for a deeper meaning: If you could forget about past romances, would you really want to? And if so, would you be willing to sacrifice all the good ones, along with the bad ones?

The conclusion that "Sunshine" arrives at is, to be totally truthful, as honest as can be. During the procedure, Joel's subconscious realizes that it doesn't want to let go of its memories of Clementine, and so begins a strange labyrinth of fragmented memories, constantly changing surroundings, and mental materializations of Clementine. The movie is like a very bizarre dream, when you're trying to interact with people, but they're not responding, and you shout and try to get their attention but they don't seem to notice. Joel's entire odyssey of the interior of his mind makes "Being John Malkovich" look normal -- but as I didn't like "Malkovich" very much, and thought its strangeness was unjustified, it fits perfectly in "Sunshine" -- there are some great special effects, such as when Joel is wandering through his own memories, drifting in and out of sleep, hearing the voices of the technicians erasing his memories and watching as objects and areas around him vanish and deconstruct. It's so bizarre but yet also so beautiful. Gondry was a former music video director (his complete works are available on DVD) and he is the perfect candidate for this project, having worked with Kaufman before on the 2001 flop "Human Nature." It seems that he has finally found a unique directing style that ties in perfectly with the underlying themes of the movie.

There is a very deep message in "Sunshine," and it is arguably Kaufman's deepest film to date. Love and romance and memories of both have rarely been examined as thought-provokingly and tenderly as they are in this wonderful motion picture. The movie has a very profound message that all viewers should pay attention to. There are many small intricacies in the film, surely picked up on more thoroughly on repeat viewings, and the entire construction of the movie is completely enthralling and intelligent. I saw two people leave the rather empty theater during the screening I attended. It tanked in the US and I predict it will do the same in the UK, which is a shame, because this is the smartest film of 2004 and has the most to say about our lives than any other film this year. While everyone flocks to see the new Denzel Washington action movie, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is forgotten, which is quite depressing -- people would rather spend their money on forgettable entertainment than view something unique that has something important at its core.

I think what the movie finally asks us after its long, emotional journey, is would we want our own memories erased? And if so, what would the consequences be? A lesser film might examine this idea poorly -- "Sunshine" is not. It is perfect in almost every conceivable way, and anyone who complains that it is not original must be joking -- in my entire lifetime, this is one of the most unique film experiences I have ever had.

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is a beautiful movie, eloquently voiced by Gondry, firmly constructed and rooted in an eerie nightmarish fantasy land where anything is possible. It's beautiful, it's bizarre, it's exceptional, it's funny, it's lovely, it's touching, it's witty, and it's one of the best movies I have ever seen.