Release Date
September 22, 2006 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
February 6, 2007 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Michel Gondry
Writer
Ron Nyswaner
Cast
Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Jean-Michel Bernard, Emma de Caunes, Inigo Lezzi, Stéphane Metzger, Miou-Miou, Aurélia Petit, Pierre Vaneck
Studio
Running Time
105 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language, some sexual content and nudity
What is The Science of Sleep about?
In director Michel Gondry's, "The Science of Sleep," life seems to be looking up for shy and withdrawn Stephane (Gael García Bernal) when he is coaxed to return to his childhood home with the promise of a job...in the mundane world of copy setting.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... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
From Michael Gondry, the director of the extremely smart romantic-comedy-drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, comes another smart romantic-comedy-drama that once again blends the line between reality and the imagination. Unfortunately, The Science of Sleep isn't nearly as captivating or intriguing, despite a great leading man and another imaginative approach.
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