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Overview
Tagline:
I already forget how I used to feel about you. morePlot:
A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with. full summary | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Won Oscar. Another 36 wins & 50 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Interview: Fred Durst on "The Longshots" (From IFC. 15 August 2008, 11:03 AM, PDT)
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Imagine. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jim Carrey | ... | Joel Barish |
 | Kate Winslet | ... | Clementine Kruczynski |
 | Gerry Robert Byrne | ... | Train Conductor |
 | Elijah Wood | ... | Patrick |
 | Thomas Jay Ryan | ... | Frank |
 | Mark Ruffalo | ... | Stan |
| Jane Adams | ... | Carrie |
 | David Cross | ... | Rob |
 | Kirsten Dunst | ... | Mary |
 | Tom Wilkinson | ... | Dr. Howard Mierzwiak |
| Ryan Whitney | ... | Young Joel |
| Debbon Ayer | ... | Joel's Mother |
 | Amir Ali Said | ... | Young Bully |
| Brian Price | ... | Young Bully |
 | Paulie Litt | ... | Young Bully |
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Also Known As:
Eterno resplandor de una mente sin recuerdos (Argentina) (Chile) (International: Spanish title) (Peru) [es]Вечное сияние чистого разума (Russia) [ru]
¡Olvídate de mí! (Spain) [es]
Aionia liakada enos katharou myalou, I (Greece) [el]
Brilho Eterno De Uma Mente Sem Lembranças (Brazil) [pt]
Despertar da Mente, O (Portugal) [pt]
Du soleil plein la tête (Canada: French title) [fr]
Eilíft sólskin hins flekklausa hugar (Iceland) (TV title) [is]
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (France) [fr]
Evig solskinn i et plettfritt sinn (Norway) [no]
Evigt solskin i et pletfrit sind (Denmark) [da]
Karge meele igavene sära (Estonia) [et]
Makulátlan elme örök ragyogása, Egy (Hungary) [hu]
Se mi lasci ti cancello (Italy) [it]
Sil bastan (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Tahraton mieli (Finland) [fi]
Vecný svit neposkvrnené mysli (Czech Republic) [cs]
Vecný svit neposkvrnenej mysle (Slovakia) [sk]
Vergiss mein nicht (Germany) [de]
Vergiss mein nicht! (Austria) [de]
Zakochany bez pamieci (Poland) [pl]
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Rated R for language, some drug and sexual content.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
108 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Chile:Y7 | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/16 | India:A | Iceland:L | USA:R (certificate #40598) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15MOVIEmeter: 
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Michel Gondry had a unique system of controlling his camera operators while shooting by use of a headset for Michel and earpieces for the two operators. He would speak to them (in french) while cameras were rolling and the actors were doing their parts, so Gondry could have a say on all angles no matter where the actors were. This results in a large degree of spontaneity, since the actors could decide while in character whether to have an entire conversation sitting on a couch or get up and walk to a window. Kate Winslet said that she felt this freedom enhanced her performance, and that sometimes they would do different takes of the same scene completely differently, based purely on gut feelings for what the characters might have done. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the "operation", Mary passes a joint to Stan. In the next shot, Mary has the joint again. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Joel: [voice over] random thoughts for Valentine's day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap.
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Keep On Looking moreFAQ
If the real Clementine isn't conspiring with Joel to meet at Montauk after the procedure, then what accounts for her being there?If Joel threw his tape out the window, how did he listen to it later?
Since dream Clem is just a figment of Joel's imagination, how does she know to meet him in Montauk?
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This movie gives us what we all secretly wish for-- a chance to forget something that's hurt us in the past. The viewer can almost live vicariously through the two dysfunctional characters that are remarkably just like ordinary people. The relationship problems are the same. The little fights and bickers are things we all can relate to. The acting was amazing- throughout the movie, I actually forgot that I was watching Mr. Ace Ventura himself. Carrey and Winslet pull off a great performance, both ditching the typecasts that they've been shackled with. Not only did the film give us the opportunity to see what it was like if painful memories were erased, but it also gave us the opportunity to see that everything deserves a second chance. The way it ends leaves the viewer to imagine how the characters' lives will end. The idealist may say that they lived happily ever after; the pessimist may say that they just reverted to disliking each other again. Either way, it leaves you to imagining your own ending; a characteristic many films leave out. Basically, this movie makes you think, "What if...?" It truly gives new meaning to the phrase "You never know what you've got until it's gone."