This is the most personal of Gondry's movies so far. You feel like his screenplay gives you a glimpse into how his creative mind works. It is also probably the strangest as well, but it's a different "strange" than the Charlie Kaufman scripts. You keep jumping back and forth between dreams and awaking life, with only tiny hints of which one you are currently looking at. (It's not like Waking Life at all, fortunately.)
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Gael García Bernal succeed admirably in bring their momentarily changing relationship alive. The animation crew deserves extra credit, their low-key sequences are really stylish and a fascinating departure for the CGI fare you see in abundance in all the other movies.
I hope The Science of Sleep will get a wide release, so everyone can enjoy Gondry's fascinating creativity.
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Gael García Bernal succeed admirably in bring their momentarily changing relationship alive. The animation crew deserves extra credit, their low-key sequences are really stylish and a fascinating departure for the CGI fare you see in abundance in all the other movies.
I hope The Science of Sleep will get a wide release, so everyone can enjoy Gondry's fascinating creativity.
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