Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 romance film directed by Michel Gondry, starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American science fiction romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michel Gondry and written by Charlie Kaufman from a story by Gondry, Kaufman, and Pierre Bismuth. It stars Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as a couple who undergo memory erasure after they break up. Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood and Tom Wilkinson appear in supporting roles. The title of the film is a quotation from the 1717 poem Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope.
Production
Written by Charlie Kaufman, the film was produced by Focus Features. Jon Brion composed the score. Ellen Kuras handled the cinematography. The film runs 108 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $20,000,000, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind grossed $72,258,126 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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