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Plot

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 for language, some drug use, and sexual content.
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