When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 73 wins & 111 nominations total
Paulie Litt
- Young Bully
- (as Paul Litowski)
Storyline
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- TriviaDespite the fact that Charlie Kaufman's script and Michel Gondry's visual concepts were closely followed, the cast members were allowed many chances to improvise. Elijah Wood and Mark Ruffalo improvised extensively, and much of the dialogue between Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet resulted from videotaped rehearsal sessions, during which, the two became close by sharing tales of their real-life relationships and heartbreaks.
- GoofsMany of the continuity errors listed here may well be deliberate. In the DVD extras, the movie makers explain that they played with the continuity to underline the struggle between the doctor and technicians trying to erase the memories and Joel trying to hold on to them.
- Quotes
Clementine Kruczynski: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon.
Joel Barish: I know.
Clementine Kruczynski: What do we do?
Joel Barish: Enjoy it.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits don't begin until about 18 minutes into the film and after much action and plot.
- ConnectionsFeatured in A Look Inside 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004)
- SoundtracksEverybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
Written by James Warren
Performed by Beck
Beck appears courtesy of Geffen Records
Produced by Beck and Jon Brion
Featured review
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.
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.
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- Language
- Also known as
- Eterno resplandor de una mente sin recuerdos
- Filming locations
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- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,400,301
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,175,198
- Mar 21, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $73,395,181
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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