The Science of Sleep (La science des rêves) (2006)

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Directed by

Michel Gondry

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Gael García Bernal
Stéphane Miroux

Charlotte Gainsbourg
Stéphanie

Alain Chabat
Guy

Miou-Miou
Christine Miroux

Pierre Vaneck
Monsieur Pouchet

Emma de Caunes
Zoé

Aurélia Petit
Martine

Sacha Bourdo
Serge

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Imaginative surrealism!

15 years, 10 months ago at Jun 9 3:22

PvtCaboose91

7 votes

"You have a serious problem of distorting reality. You could sleep with the entire planet and still feel rejected."

The Science of Sleep is a wildly inventive and imaginative film from the same writer/director who also brought us Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Like most of Michael Gondry's movies it's an acquired taste. While the film was not warmly received by critics who c... read more

A good movie

10 years, 11 months ago at May 17 14:09

johanlefourbe

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Ever since I watched and loved 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', I became instantly a fan of Michel Gondry and I was really eager to check what he would do next. His first follow-up was a decent documentary called 'Block Party' but I was eagerly waiting for his next fiction. To be honest, it wasn't really mind-blowing like I was hoping for but it was still a pretty solid flick. First of all... read more

A dream to watch

16 years, 9 months ago at Jul 26 8:25

Rollo Tomasi

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Left me feeling warm, fuzzy and pleasantly disoriented.

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Description: Graham Greene, the English novelist once wrote of dreams: "It can be a comfort sometimes to know that there is a world which is purely one's own — the experience in that world of travel, danger, happiness, is shared with no one else." The young man in Michael Gondry's unusual French film regularly escapes into his own special world where things are much more exciting than his day-by-day reality. There have not been many films about dreams and for that reason this drama is worth experiencing, even though the main character is very off-putting. The rationalists among us, and their number seems to be increasing, will be Graham Greene, the English novelist once wrote of dreams: "It can be a comfort sometimes to know that there is a world which is purely one's own — the experience in that world of travel, danger, happiness, is shared with no one else." The young man in Michael Gondry's unusual French film regularly escapes into his own special world where things are much more exciting than his day-by-day reality. There have not been many films about dreams and for that reason this drama is worth experiencing, even though the main character is very off-putting. The rationalists among us, and their number seems to be increasing, will be glad that Gondry has given them another example of the dangers of creativity and the excesses of a life based on imagination.

Stephane (Gael Garcia Bernal) returns to the apartment where he was raised as a child. He barely fits into the bed which served him so well when he was small. His mother (Miou-Miou) has gotten him a creative job with a calendar publisher. However, Stephane is very disappointed when he discovers that all that is required of him is menial paste-up work. Guy (Alain Chabat) introduces him to the boring office procedures and his two other co-workers (Aurelia Petit and Sacha Bourdo). When Stephane shows his sketches for a Disaster Calendar with various tragedies spotlighted each month, his boss (Pierre Vaneck) thinks his new employee has gone around the bend.

In his mind, Stephane hosts a TV show where he expounds on "the Science of Sleep" where dreams are comprised of random thoughts, reminiscences of the day, memories, love, relationships, friends, and a smorgasbord of images. He also explains the delights of "Parallel Synchronized Randomness" where two people who have the same thought patterns can find each other. His dream life is greatly amplified after meeting his neighbor Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg). She is kindred creative spirit whose apartment is filled with paintings and sculptures she has fashioned. He tries to impress her with 3-D glasses and a One-Second Time machine but the more she sees him, the more she becomes convinced that he is batty and unable to deal with emotional intimacy.

Stephane is a child who refuses to grow up, and his retreat into the dream world is a conscious rejection of the real world. For a time, this character charms us with his whimsical ways but he soon wears out his welcome and reveals himself to be a very sad and lost soul. ... (more)

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