Plot & Details
The second feature from director Michel Gondry (Human Nature) finds the filmmaker reteaming with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman for this off-the-wall romantic comedy. Jim Carrey stars as Joel Barish, a man who is informed that his ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their relationship erased from her brain via an experimental procedure performed by Dr. Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson). Not to be outdone, Joel decides to have the same procedure done to himself. As Mierzwiak's bumbling underlings Stan (Mark Ruffalo) and Patrick (Elijah Wood) perform the operation on Joel -- over the course of an evening, in his apartment -- Joel struggles in his own mind to save the memories of Clementine from being deleted. Kirsten Dunst, David Cross, and Jane Adams also star.
- MPAA Rating: R
- Genre(s): Comedy,Drama,Romance,Science Fiction
- Run Time: 108min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 03/19/2004
- DVD Release Date: 09/28/2004
- Distributor(s): Focus Features
- Director(s): Michel Gondry
- Starring: Jim Carrey , Kate Winslet , Tom Wilkinson , Mark Ruffalo , Kirsten Dunst
- Themes: Experiments Gone Awry,Love Triangles,Breakups and Divorces
- Tone: Drab,Frantic,Cerebral,Melancholy,Clever,Quirky,Wintry,Bittersweet
- Keywords: amnesia,brain-surgery,break-up [romantic],ex-girlfriend,heartbreak,love-at-first-sight,love-triangle,memory
- Country of Origin: USA (03-19-2004)
- Language: English
Awards
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Original Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Won |
| 2004 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Original Screenplay | Pierre Bismuth | Won |
| 2004 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Original Screenplay | Michel Gondry | Won |
| 2004 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Picture | Nominated | |
| 2004 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Editing | Valdís Óskarsdóttir | Won |
| 2004 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Original Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Won |
| 2004 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Director | Michel Gondry | Nominated |
| 2004 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominated |
| 2004 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
Golden Globes
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Nominated |
| 2004 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
| 2004 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Jim Carrey | Nominated |
| 2004 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Picture - Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
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