The Science of Sleep Michel Gondry Digital Life DVD

The Science of Sleep
starring: Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou, Pierre Vaneck
directed by: Michel Gondry

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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0085391137740
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 06, 2007
Running Time: 106 minutes
Sales Rank: 1274
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 22, 2006

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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 connection to reality. Unable to find the secret to Stephanie's heart while awake, Stephane searches for the answer in his dreams.

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The French magician and director Georges Méliès was arguably the first master of special effects, filling the silent movie houses of the early 20th century with camera trickery that stunned and delighted audiences. A century later, Michel Gondry works very much in the spirit of his artistic predecessor and countryman, creating films and music videos that feel just as hand-crafted and visually fantastical. The Science of Sleep concerns the flirtations and misunderstandings of Stéphane (Gael García Bernal, Babel), an aspiring visual artist, and Stéphanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg, 21 Grams), his Parisian neighbor who creates whimsical sculptures from cotton balls and felt. As Stéphane toils in a caustic office for a company that makes calendars, he retreats into his dreams and finds them increasingly hard to distinguish from reality, and vice-versa. The Science of Sleep is a trilingual film, with dialogue spoken in French, English, and Spanish by characters who are very much global citizens, crossing boundaries of consciousness as easily as they cross boundaries of culture. Gondry decorates his love story with deliberately low-tech special effects, including cellophane made to look like bath water and a subconscious television studio constructed largely of corrugated cardboard. This is filmmaking with all the seams and stitches exposed, an appreciation for the patent falseness of films that nonetheless transport and enchant us. It's dreamy. --Ryan Boudinot

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- Do not waste your money or time
I did not like this movie, I think Gael is a good actor, but lately he is directing or producing some independent movies, maybe I got lost in the science of sleep but honestly there is no science on sleeping and neither in this movie

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- Tonight, I'll show you how dreams are prepared
Initially known for his odd yet visually stimulating music videos for musicians the likes of The White Stripes ("Fell in Love with a Girl"), Rolling Stones ("Gimmie Shelter"), and Bjork ("Bachelorette"), director Michel Gondry, in the eyes of many, is clearly on a path toward cult status. In recent years, he's stepped away from the music scene to direct movies such as Be Kind Rewind and 2004's hit Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Both movies follow Gondry's unsystematic style of directing which walks the fine line of artisticexpression and utter absurdity. That said, it's no surprise that 2006's The Science of Sleep is made in that same manner.

The Science of Sleep follows the disjointed life of protagonist Stephane (Gael Garcia Bernal). The film opens within a dream of Stephane's in which he is hosting his own cooking show on Stephane TV. He's making a recipe for dreams, which calls for "a handful ... Read More

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- Great romantic movie
I think, the phrase "Close your eyes, open your heart" describes this movie very well, as there is no real plot or story line in it. But it is very relaxing to watch it, especially, when you are not distracted by anything. It also has a very European feel to it - the manners of characters, their gestures and facial expressions, the whole atmosphere is very European, in my opinion. "Science of Sleep" is a very romantic movie with an open ending, which I beleive is also good, because it gives you room for thought and imagination. I really recommend it.

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- The best!
Simply the best. Best movie, best director, best soundtrack! It's surreal, it's a dream, it's life.

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