A man held captive by the people in his dreams tries to wake himself up and take control of his own imaginings.
Charm is something that cannot be faked, cannot be bought and cannot be borrowed and it certainly cannot be placed on a bidding site for a 99p reserve. And to be honest I am incredibly thankful for this. If charm was in abundance or manufactured then special films such as Science of Sleep would cease to be special.
Science of Sleep comes direct from the majestic mind of Michel Gondry. It is a beautifully intricate film, a tangible dream almost that is something quite truly moving and intoxicating to behold. My articulation may be muddied here so before going any further into the review I wish to make my opinion clear as possible - Purchase Science of Sleep. I will provide an adequate amount of ellipses time to do so....................................................................................................
Right now with that small purchase time over, here are the reasons why you won't regret the purchase. The visuals in Science of Sleep are absolutely stunning. There are moments in the film that will instantly put a smile on your face, sometimes it is down to the pure innate beauty of the images you are seeing, and sometimes it is down to the absurdity or surreal nature of them. Regardless of the reasons why you are smiling, the important thing is you are indeed smiling. Science of Sleep conjures up an incredible amount of joy and happiness throughout its runtime, and a film that has such a hearty spoonful of bliss deserves some of your time.
An exquisite performance from Gael García Bernal raises the movie from just being great to being fantastic. Gael García Bernal rarely puts a foot wrong when he is on your cinema screen on television screen. From his rooted performance in Amores Perros to Y tu mamá también even in his short blink and you'll miss it performance as Cristiano Ronaldo, he is more than worth watching. In Science of Sleep Bernal plays Stéphane Miroux, a young man infatuate by the dream world and his own imagination. He returns back to his childhood French home, where he is given a routine typing job; a job that attempts to suffocate his limitless creativity. Thankfully Stéphane's creativity is never suffocated and if anything is enhanced with the introduction/chance meeting he has with neighbour Stéphanie played by the superb Charlotte Gainsbourg.
I have spoken before of the acting prowess Ms Gainsbourg possesses. Her performance in Antichrist surpasses her performance in Science of Sleep, but the performance we are treated to here is not to be sniffed at. The biggest cliché in the reviewer's book is the journey card. And it is a card I am more than happy to play again here with the character of Stéphanie. At first Stéphanie is a shy, quiet character that is very likeable. As the plot progresses and Stéphanie comes out of her shell a darker deeper side of the Stéphanie character emerges and you begin to question if Stéphanie is as likeable as you we first led to believe. This contrast continues until the end of the movie, and as with just about every film one will watch you will have your own thoughts, feelings, meanings and whatever else ends in ings about it.
To top things off the whole film is penned and directed by Michel Gondry. Gondry for me is one of the greatest directors in the world of film today. His work oozes invention and creativity and in Science of Sleep it appears he was given free rein to do whatever his mind could produce. And what brilliant mind Gondry has. Gondry had shown the world before what he was capable of with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, where he teamed up in the writing side of things with Charlie Kaufman. Now a number of individuals have argued that Gondry and Kaufman are better together than they are apart. And there is certainly some truth to that, but Science of Sleep can certainly stand proud alongside the masterpiece that fell before it. Although Science of Sleep doesn't surpass Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in my greatest film list it is certainly up there in quality.
Science of Sleep has fallen below the fiver mark now and should be picked up for any DVD collection. And for less than a fiver you are not only getting a lovely, lovely film. You are adding a lovely, lovely piece of art to collection.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. In director Michel Gondry's, The Science of Sleep, life seems to be looking up for shy and withdrawn Stephane (Gael García Bernal) when he is coaxed to return to his childhood home with the promise of a job...in the mundane world of copy setting. Wildly creative, his fanciful and sometimes disturbing dream life constantly threatens to usurp his waking world. Stephane is quickly drawn to his neighbor, Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) whose imagination easily matches his own. As their relationship blossoms, the confidence Stephane exudes in his dreams begins bleeding over into his real life. Unable to bear the prospect of a waking world without Stephanie's love, and with no satisfying solutions coming out of his dream world, Stephane faces a dilemma he may not be able to depend on the science of sleep to help him solve. Actors Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou, Pierre Vaneck, Emma de Caunes, Aurelia Petit & Sacha Bourdo Director Michel Gondry Certificate 15 years and over Year 2006 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour 45 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
Drama starring Gael García Bernal. Following the death of his father in Mexico, Stéphane Miroux (Bernal), a shy insecure young man, agrees to come to Paris to draw closer to his widowed mother Christine (Miou-Miou). He lands a boring job at a calendar-making firm and falls in love with his charming neighbour Stéphanie (Charlotte Gainbourg). But conquering her is no bed of roses for the young man and the only solution he finds to put up with the difficulties he is going through is to escape into a dream world.
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