WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays, todays download: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
It’s an unfortunate fact that most everyone, at some point, will have a bad relationship. The film Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind poses the question: What if you could have the memory of this bad relationship erased? Would you do it? If so, what kind of impact would erasing memories have on you? Smart, funny, and engaging, this latest outing by enigmatic Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and accomplished Music Video Director Michel Gondry is an absolute treat. Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind is one of those rare films that, after watching it, you’ll want to run back and watch it again and again.
Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry - In addition to reading this interview you can also listen to the complete audio version.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: memory and film-making - Seed Magazine has a video of a fascinating conversation between sleep scientist Robert Stickgold and film director Michel Gondry, director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Stickgold has reinvigorated sleep research by investigating the borderlands of consciousness with a series of novel experiments.
For the full 50 minute conversation between Gondry and Stickgold, click here.
Source: preoccupations.org
