The Science of Sleep (2006)

Original title

La Science des rêves

Directed by

Michel Gondry

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, romance film, magic realist film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 847 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A shy young man named Stéphane returns to Paris after his father's death and takes a job at a calendar printing company. He meets his neighbor Stéphanie and begins to blur the line between his vivid dreams and his daily life as he tries to connect with her.

whimsicaldreamlikemelancholicplayfulvisually inventivesurrealgentleconfused

What happens

The Science of Sleep (French: La Science des rêves, literally The Science of Dreams) is a 2006 surrealistic science fantasy comedy film written and directed by Michel Gondry. Starring Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Miou-Miou and Alain Chabat, the film stems from a bedtime story written by Sam Mounier, then 10 years old. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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