Michel Gondry's beguiling new film is so profoundly idiosyncratic, and so confident in its oddity, that any attempt to describe it is bound to be misleading.
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09/21/06
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The Science of Sleep (2006)
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Reviews Counted:152
Fresh:105
Rotten:47
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: Lovely and diffuse, Sleep isn't as immediately absorbing as Gondry's previous work, but its messy beauty is its own reward.
Theatrical Release:Sep 22, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $4,572,038
Synopsis: For his first non-documentary film after 2004's ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, French writer/director Michel Gondry applies his highly inventive cinematic vision to THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP.... [More]
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Miou-Miou, Alain Chabat
Director: Michel Gondry
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Reviews for The Science of Sleep
Top CriticA visual treat from beginning to end.
12/07/07
In the end, after your time with it, you'll recall it with a smile, remembering its childish wonderment and mischievous sense of humor.
09/29/06
The Science of Sleep is an odd combination of elements, a misty-eyed and even mystical romance with a core of painful emotional realism.
09/21/06
Top CriticThe film is wonderfully innovative.
09/28/06
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11/20/08
A creative, original work by a filmmaker with a fantastic visual flair who refuses to stick to any typical cinematic patterns, even if it's sometimes to a fault.
03/24/07
Nothing much happens, but a lot goes on. It perfectly captures the feeling of what it's like to be young, creative, lost, idealistic and maladjusted, and it recognizes the overlap between the urge to create things and the longing for love.
09/21/06
Top CriticGondry fails to come up with a story to support his visual whimsy. But his flights of fancy are intriguing on their own, and his two lead actors captivate throughout.
09/29/06
I loved Science, but in its final minutes I felt that I had a one-way ticket to a cul-de-sac. The scenery is something, though.
09/28/06
Top CriticThere is nothing scientific about this enchanting little story, but it does create a dream world pretty fascinating to visit.
09/29/06
We see the world as Stephane sees it... This world is a surprising and sweet place to be, kind of like when you're driving and you switch on the radio and the perfect song unexpectedly comes on.
09/28/06
[Gondry's] passion for cinematic invention is giddy and palpable, with the rudimentary charms of fellow Frenchman and turn-of-the-century filmmaker Georges Melies.
09/28/06
Top CriticIt is captivating, but confusing and a bit scattershot, like a patchwork quilt of idle thoughts, fantasies and reveries.
09/21/06
Pouring every impulse, inspiration and outlandish image at hand into his project, [Gondry] creates a dream world as visually delightful as it is merrily illogical.
09/28/06
Like Eternal Sunshine and Gilliam's Brazil, it demands to be seen more than once and is impossible to sum up in one review.
01/24/06
The Science of Sleep doesn't tell a story so much as it unravels. A journey through a young man's dreams and desires, it's at once lyrical, strange, and resistant to interpretation.
10/01/06
To me, the movie feels like a small but ingeniously crafted gift, like the stuffed horse Stéphane outfits with a tiny motor for his beloved's pleasure.
09/21/06
In the moment, Gondry and Bernal almost manage to give quirky a good name.
02/14/07
As the movie progresses, we’re presented with one of the best portrayals of the innate awkwardness of first love I can ever remember seeing.
02/16/07
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