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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. Stephane pines for next-door neighbor, Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), but she becomes confused by his childishness and shaky .. Read more

Starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emma De Caunes, Miou-Miou
Director Michel Gondry
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Romance

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The Science Of Sleep

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. Stephane pines for next-door neighbor, Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), but she becomes confused by his childishness and shaky connection to reality. Unable to find the secret to Stephanie's heart while awake, Stephane searches for the answer in his dreams.

Starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emma De Caunes, Miou-Miou
Director Michel Gondry
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 45 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Romance
Language English, English Audio Description
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles English
Released DVD: 25 Jun 2007
Production year: 2006
Format DVD

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  • It's taken over a year for Michel Gondry's movie to get a UK release since its Sundance premiere. During that time it's twice been pushed back in the calendar, presumably because Warner Bros -... read more »

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  • 79 out of 91 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Funny, warm ,delightful...such a pleasure to watch!

    If you want to watch a movie that's a bit different from what's available out there, then watch this movie. Gael and Charlotte are equally brilliant in this touching movie! I've always thought that Gael is one of the most brilliant actors around as he has proven his roles. But this is a beautiful love story that is all about human connection. It allows the viewer into Stephane's(Gael) mind and his anguish over his father's death and how he deals with his loss. When he meets his new neighbour, Stephanie (Charlotte) he is initially not attracted to her (he fancies her friend, Zoe)but realises that they effortlessly share the same inner world. He realises, as he says in the end, that he loves her because she is the only person he knows that's not boring. To top it off something aboout her reminds him of his father. But of course it's not a straight forward love story. (are love stories evers straight forward, I wonder?!!) It's such a beautiful film, so fantastically presented to the audience, that this just becomes a delightful treat to watch. If you're feeling a bit low, go and see this movie for a picker upper!

      • A customer from North London
      • Posted 19 Feb 2007 19:31

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  • 16 out of 22 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    A real shame.

    I was so excited about seeing the third installment from Gondry's film work, after 'Eternal Sunshine...' which is firmly in my top 5 films of all time, and myself being a music video artist i couldn't wait.

    So i bought my nibbles and cozied up to watch. I'm quite a melancholy soul myself and i was told there was to be an unsettling redirection of story mid-film. But where was this? In fact, where was the story I'd been told about at all?

    Unfortunately, Gondry well and truly over-stylized this film and left it almost absent of story-line and even character development.

    Unlike 'Eternal Sunshine..' which had brilliant characters as they weren't particularly likable but had there faults, like everyone, which made them realistic and made me so empathic towards.

    These characters were so unrecognisable to the average Joe, there was no sympathy. I suppose i just didn't care enough to see how it all worked out for them.

    I think Gondry's big mistake was that he was so ambitious and had so many great new ideas that he stuffed this film with them. Because there is too many techniques, the viewer misses the gorgeous little tender moments that his last film was built on.

    I have given 3 stars as it is worth a watch but if you are a fan of Michel Gondry's work, please don't get your hopes up...

      • A customer from North
      • Posted 17 Aug 2007 17:03

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    It's taken over a year for Michel Gondry's movie to get a UK release since its Sundance premiere. During that time it's twice been pushed back in the calendar, presumably because Warner Bros - who picked up international distribution rights at the festival - don't have a clue what to do with it. In the US, it made less than $5 million. I mention this not because a film's box office take is any indication of its quality, but because Hollywood always finds it harder to sell something different.... Read more

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