La science des rêves

There is no surprise in Hollywood's ignoring this film for awards and honors. None at all. This film does not speak Hollywood's language, because it speaks the language of art, not the language of money. It is brilliant. It is... Full review

This film is beautiful, intricate, fun - all at the same time. It hits the mind and pulls the heart strings on so many levels - while still managing to make a whole cinema audience laugh loudly, frequently and unreservedly.... Full review

Michel Gondry, the visually creative giant behind some of MTV's most stylistically innovative music videos, and more recently the driving force behind his and script writer extraordinare Charlie Kaufman's brilliant Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, finally makes his solitary... Full review

THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP (Michael Gondry - France/Italy 2006).There's something magical about this wonderfully sweet romantic fantasy by Michael Gondry. A love story, emotionally rich with dazzling dream-like visuals, done the old-fashioned way with simple stop-motion animation techniques. We see... Full review

Or, The Science of Sleep. A film that rates -very- high on the weirdness scale as it tells the story of a man that has trouble keeping reality and dreamworld apart. It starts when he moves back to France to... Full review

it's funny to read how many people seem to be upset after having seen the film, because he was so boring for them, nearly without sense or any real plot. But what do you want of a film called "The... Full review

This movie had a lot going for it. The art direction was incredibly fun and creative, and overall the movie looked great and had a very unique vision. It was cute and quirky and definitely made me laugh out loud... Full review

This is a perfect example of a love-it-or-hate-it movie simply because its very nature means it's somewhat plot less -- we're constantly unsure if what we're seeing on the screen is really real or just in Gael Garcia Bernal's dreams,... Full review

The Science of Sleep is most likely the best and most visionary film playing at Sundance this year (I say most likely because I've only seen two, but I doubt that anything can top it). Furthermore, I believe that The... Full review

I just saw this at the Sundance Film Festival and feel compelled to saw a few things about the flick. This movie is so insanely good and just plain insane at the same time. The movie follows Gael Garcia's character... Full review

Any film springing from the mad fantasy world of innovative filmmaker Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind) is bound to be more of an experience than a movie..... ... Full Review

Lacking an involving plotline or believable characters, the movie positions itself mainly as a pretext for playful, inventive images.....No wonder his big art project consists of a calendar illustrated by entertaining pictures of famous disasters from (televised) history..... ... Full Review

yet it is a thoughtful, and engaging picture.....a thwarted love story that does not trade in the degraded cliches either of romance or conventional sexiness..... ... Full Review

the artifice tends to suffocate the intent, wounding the film's sweet side....He's a mischievous visual artist with a geyser of imagination shooting through him..... ... Full Review

Fortunately, however, "sensible" doesn't apply to his loopy third narrative film.....In his dreams, Bernal takes over his office, becomes a successful artist....moves to France, where his mother has promised him an apartment and a job that will channel his artistic talent..... ... Full Review

Can you think of a film (foreign or U.S.) that you thought was excellent and that would have likely been a bigger hit with better promotion and wider distribution? ... Full Article

Director Michel Gondry ( Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , The Science of Sleep ) has built a career on the whimsical notion of alternative universes. ... Full Article

Although she has focused most intently on her acting career in the past few decades (including starring in Michel Gondry's Science of Sleep last year), Charlotte Gainsbourg actually released her first solo album, Charlotte Forever , in 1986 at age... ... Full Article

From the get-go it seems they're destined to be together - after all, he's called Stephane and her name's Stephanie. Naturally, though, there are obstacles. ... Full Article

The Sciene of Sleep , 2006 in theaters now. Written and Directed by Michel Gondry ( Dave Chappelle's Block Party, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ), Starring: Gael Garc?a Bernal ( Y Tu Mam? ... Full Article

Bathtubs, Big Hands and Galloping Steeds. Surrealism may be the wrong category for director Michel Gondry, as his latest film, The Science of Sleep , peels another layer of human consciousness away from reality's mask. ... Full Article