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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
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Release Date:
19 March 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
I already forget how I used to feel about you. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Won Oscar.
Another 36 wins
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50 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Rated R for language, some drug and sexual content.
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108 min | Turkey:95 min (TV version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
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
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Initially throughout the train scene, the music was supposed to fill up the gap during the silence between Joel and Clem until writer Charlie Kaufman suggested to do the opposite. Music was then played when Joel and Clem talked and paused when they paused.
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Errors in geography: While on the train on the way from Montauk point, Joel and Clementine are shown to ride the train to their destination of Rockville Centre, NY but the Montauk branch of the Long Island Railroad only spans as far as Babylon, NY (a full 12 stops away from Rockville Centre, NY).
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References Dumb & Dumber (1994)
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Something
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Since dream Clem is just a figment of Joel's imagination, how does she know to meet him in Montauk?Where was that scene filmed?
What does Clementine sniff/snort on the train, near the beginning?
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If you can relate to the underlying theme of love longed for, love given and received, and love lost, this is a great film. If you have come to understand that acceptance can -sometimes- be a great thing and not a compromise or a 'settle for' - this is a moving film.
As crazy and almost surreal as elements of this film are, it somehow remains honest and real. That seems like a contradiction... life is contradictory, isn't it?
Carrey and Winslet both turn in superb performances, as do the supporting cast. An incredible film that most of the people who 'get it' will love - but I suspect there will be more than a small percentage who won't understand it or can't relate to it and they will (understandably) dislike it.