La science des rêves

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

Written and directed by the ever inventive Michel Gondry, The Science of Sleep is a gorgeous, weird, mesmeric movie, with adorable animated reveries to represent Stéphane's subjective state. And so they should: Stéphane's daily activities are dauntingly dull. ... Full Review

But the film's wild images and sense of fun are fleeting at best....all of them, especially the wonderfully profane Alain Chabat, help keep the film from drifting off on its cloud of whimsy.....The story is a delightful fantasia about a young man (grown-up boy, really) whose dream-life flows over into his waking hours --....She's a beanpole artist of similarly fanciful temperament who isn't quite able to reciprocate Stephane's childish and easily-crushed infatuation..... ... Full Review

The Science of Sleep is a very quirky film.....Originally a brilliant music director, watching him translate his talents to film has been very entertaining.....It is a romantic comedy of awkward proportions.... ... Full Review

Still, strong direction and a great performance by Charlotte Gainsbourg as Stephanie.....The filmmakers take advantage of old super 8 film animation to bring Stephane's sleep life onto film.....The actual story that transpires in the actual reality (which the audience is always left guessing over) is a cute, almost cuddly, love story.....This creates a warm, childlike and nostalgic feel to those sequences..... ... Full Review

The Science of Sleep also has a biographic sway as well;....The beauty of the film is so remarkable you'll forgive some of the expansive lulls....An awkward relationship blooms, in that "tormented feelings" realm films love to explore..... ... Full Review