The Science of Sleep (2006)

the science of sleep
Rolling Stone
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Rating: R
Release Date: Sep 22, 2006
Running Time: 106 mins.
Additional Notes: dialogue French, Spanish and English, subtitled English
Country Of Origin: France
Country Of Origin: Italy
synopsis
Life seems to be looking up for shy and withdrawn Stephane when he is coaxed to return to his childhood home with the promise of a job in the mundane world of copy setting.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 whose imagination easily matches his own. As their relationship blossoms, the confidence Stephane exudes in his dreams begins bleeding over into his real life. Unable to bear the prospect of a waking world without Stephanie's love and with no satisfying solutions coming out of his dream world, Stephane faces a dilemma he may not be able to depend on the science of sleep to help him solve.
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Stephane Miroux
Christine Miroux
Serge
Mr. Pouchet
Martine
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Michel Gondry's utterly hypnotizing and fascinating The Science of Sleep is not unlike one of his music videos--which is to say, avant-garde and not of this world.

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The Science of Sleep starts off simple enough: Stephane (Gael Garcia Bernal) is hosting a subconscious cooking show, set in the depths of his mind, and on today's program he's making a stew whose ingredients comprise his dreams--pretty standard, really. As for the goings-on outside mind, Stephane has just moved to Paris to take… Continued