Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
	Cinema release poster
Directed by	Michel Gondry
Screenplay by	Charlie Kaufman
Story by	Michel Gondry; Charlie Kaufman; Pierre Bismuth;
Produced by	Steve Golin; Anthony Bregman;
Starring	Jim Carrey; Kate Winslet; Kirsten Dunst; Mark Ruffalo; Elijah Wood; Tom Wilkinson;
Cinematography	Ellen Kuras
Edited by	Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Music by	Jon Brion
Production; companies	Anonymous Content; This is that;
Distributed by	Focus Features
Release date	March 19, 2004 (United States);
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$74 million

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American science fiction romantic drama film directed by Michel Gondry, based on Charlie Kaufman's screenplay developed from a story by Gondry, Kaufman, and Pierre Bismuth. Starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, along with supporting roles from Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson, it follows two individuals who undergo a memory erasure procedure to forget each other after the dissolution of their romantic relationship. The title of the film is a quotation from the 1717 poem Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope. It uses elements of psychological drama, science fiction, and a nonlinear narrative to explore the nature of memory and love.^[1]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind opened in cinemas in the United States on March 19, 2004, to widespread acclaim from critics and audiences, who hailed the visual style, editing, writing, score, themes, Gondry’s direction, and the performances of the cast, especially Carrey and Winslet. The film was a box office success, grossing $74 million on a $20 million budget, and was named by the American Film Institute one of the Top 10 Films of 2004.^[2] At the 77th Academy Awards, Bismuth, Gondry and Kaufman won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and Winslet received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

In the years since its release, the film has become a cult classic;^[3] it is considered by some critics as being one of the best films of the 2000s.^[4] The film has been the inspiration behind several music projects, such as Jay Electronica's 2007 piece "Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)", Bastille’s 2022 single "Remind Me" and Ariana Grande's 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.

^ "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". Slant Magazine. January 23, 2004. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2004.
^ "AFI AWARDS 2004". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
^ "Cult Classic: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". JOE.ie. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A.O. (June 9, 2017). "The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century ... So Far". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.

[1] "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". Slant Magazine. January 23, 2004. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2004.

[2] "AFI AWARDS 2004". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

[3] "Cult Classic: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". JOE.ie. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[4] Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A.O. (June 9, 2017). "The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century ... So Far". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.

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