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Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind - Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, Michel Gondry

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Would you erase me?

An extraordinary, modern-day love story about a couple - Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) and Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet) - who has fallen out of love. Given the opportunity to "erase" of their memories of each other, each begins to forget their recent past - only to revisit their warmest and most tender memories. In doing so, their love for each other reawakens.

Persons of interest

Jim Carrey .... Joel Barish
Kate Winslet .... Clementine Kruczynski
Kirsten Dunst .... Mary
Mark Ruffalo .... Stan
Tom Wilkinson .... Doctor Mierzwiak
Elijah Wood .... Patrick
Charlie Kaufman .... Screenwriter
Michel Gondry .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2005: Won: Best Screenplay - Original; Nominated: Best Actress - Leading (Kate Winslet)
Australian Film Institute (AFI) 2004: Nominated: Best foreign film
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2004: Won: Best Screenplay - Original (Charlie Kaufman), Best Editing (Valdís Óskarsdóttir); Nominated: Best Film, Best Actor (Jim Carrey), Best Actress (Kate Winslet), David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction (Michel Gondry)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2004: Nominated: Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy, Best Screenplay (Charlie Kaufman), Best Performance By An Actress - Musical Or Comedy (Kate Winslet), Best Performance By An Actor - Musical Or Comedy (Jim Carrey)
International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards 2004: Nominated: Actress In A Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical (Kate Winslet), Actor In A Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical (Jim Carrey), Visual Effects (Michele Ferron, Louis Morin)
Visual Effects Society Awards 2005: Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture (Louis Morin, Mark Dornfeld)

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Studios and distributors:

Universal Focus * Roadshow Films

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Theatrical report

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is one of those extrapolations into the not-too-distant future where memory elimination is just another form of cosmetic surgery. Nose too big? Chop it off. Bum too fat? Suck it out. Past too scary? Burn it out.

"I want it now and I don't want to pay for it."

This is a significant aspect of the Me Generation that destroyed so many economies during the 80s. Wealth without toil, acquisition without purchase, success without striving, food without fat, appearance without effort. All the characters in Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind need are some counselling sessions with a half decent therapist and they'd be on their way, older and wiser. Instead, they go for the quick fix. Getting a quick fix is like sticking your finger in a dike. It saves you from drowning today but does nothing to save you tomorrow. Hence the characters' troubles; hence the story's drama.

And it's good drama. Charlie Kaufman has written an angstful, emotional version of Memento that takes you on a fun ride, back and forth through the timeline. There are none of the thrills or running around beating each other up, but Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is about thinking and planning and wondering and relationships so you wouldn't expect to find a tattoo on your chest saying "John G raped and murdered my wife".

Enjoy it for the twistiness, enjoy it for the rawness of the relationships, enjoy it for people stuffing up their lives, just make sure you enjoy it.