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The Science of Sleep

2006 · 106 min

A whimsical, dreamlike plunge into a shy artist's mind, where handmade fantasies and tender awkwardness blur the line between imagination and reality.

Directed by
Michel Gondry
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Miou-Miou
Tagline
Close your eyes. Open your heart.
Overview
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.

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Directed by
Michel Gondry
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Miou-Miou
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • isolation
  • immigration
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama, fantasy
Directed by
Michel Gondry
Written by
Michel Gondry
Starring
Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Miou-Miou, Alain Chabat, Emma de Caunes, Aurélia Petit, Sacha Bourdo, Pierre Vaneck
Music
Jean-Michel Bernard
Cinematography
Jean-Louis Bompoint
Runtime
106 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
English, French, Spanish

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