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| Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind |  |
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Michel Gondry 
Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, Tom Wilkinson, Jane Adams, David Cross 
2004 
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It is nothing short of amazing what the nimble brain of Charlie Kaufman can conceive. The distinctive, ever-stimulating screenwriter imbues his script for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" with more of the creative plays on perception and reality that marked his (literally) mind-boggling scripts for "Adaptation" and "Being John Malkovich." Here, Kaufman's obsession with phenomenology comes in the context of something rare and precious, a truly affecting, warts-and-all romance. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" gets a rare, restrained performance from screen clown Jim Carrey and a beautifully realized characterization from his leading lady, Kate Winslet, to engage audience hearts and minds in a familiar plight: the relationship gone bad. The film supposes a near-future technology that allows people to selectively wipe away any memories that disturb them. So impetuous shop girl Clementine (Winslet) visits a psychiatrist (Tom Wilkinson) to have all traces of her love affair with timid, repressed artist Joel (Carrey) removed from her mind. Miserable, Joel decides to do the same. The doctor's insolent assistants (Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood) begin the process, but what Joel won't know may hurt him. Don't sweat the sci-fi trappings. They're an excuse for a unique examination of the pain, pleasure and power of love. | |||
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