2006 · romance · comedy · drama
The Science of Sleep
Directed by Michel Gondry1h 46m2006
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
Our read: The Science of Sleep (2006) reads as a neutral, steady, surreal romance · comedy · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, steady, measured romance / comedy, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- surreal
- signature
- intimate
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“You love handmade surrealism blurring dreams, love, and awkward reality.”
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