Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 09/22/06 (Limited) Home Video 02/06/07 MPAA Rating Rated R for language, some sexual content and nudity Running Time 1 hour 45 minutes Genre Sci-Fi 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 Warner Independent Pictures |
THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP
SYNOPSIS
"The Science of Sleep," a playful romantic fantasy
set inside the topsy-turvy brain of Stephane Miroux
(Gael Garcia Bernal) an eccentric young man whose
dreams constantly invade his waking life.
While slumbering, he is the charismatic host of
"Stephane TV," expounding on "The Science of
Sleep" in front of cardboard cameras. In "real life,"
he has a boring job at a Parisian calendar publisher
and pines for Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), the
girl in the apartment across the hall. While
Stephanie is initially charmed by Stephane, she is
confused by his childishness and shaky connection
to reality. Stephanes co-worker, Guy (Alain Chabat)
a vulgar but practical man, offers advice on the
opposite sex, but Stephane is too far in the clouds
to listen. Unable to find the secret to Stephanies
heart while awake, Stephane searches for the
answer in his dreams.
Written and directed by Michel Gondry, the
boundlessly inventive creator of award-winning
films ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"),
music videos and commercials. "The Science of
Sleep" is a whimsical trip into a cut-and-paste
wonderland fashioned from cardboard tubes,
cellophane, and imagination.
--© Warner Independent
"The Science of Sleep," a playful romantic fantasy
set inside the topsy-turvy brain of Stephane Miroux
(Gael Garcia Bernal) an eccentric young man whose
dreams constantly invade his waking life.
While slumbering, he is the charismatic host of
"Stephane TV," expounding on "The Science of
Sleep" in front of cardboard cameras. In "real life,"
he has a boring job at a Parisian calendar publisher
and pines for Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), the
girl in the apartment across the hall. While
Stephanie is initially charmed by Stephane, she is
confused by his childishness and shaky connection
to reality. Stephanes co-worker, Guy (Alain Chabat)
a vulgar but practical man, offers advice on the
opposite sex, but Stephane is too far in the clouds
to listen. Unable to find the secret to Stephanies
heart while awake, Stephane searches for the
answer in his dreams.
Written and directed by Michel Gondry, the
boundlessly inventive creator of award-winning
films ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"),
music videos and commercials. "The Science of
Sleep" is a whimsical trip into a cut-and-paste
wonderland fashioned from cardboard tubes,
cellophane, and imagination.
--© Warner Independent
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