13 September 2010

The Science of Sleep (2006)

Dreamy, multilingual, funny and completely wacked! Stéphane Miroux (Gael García Bernal) moves back to his mothers apartment in Paris after his father dies in Mexico. Completely absorbed in his own fantasy world, Stéphane has serious difficulties adapting to the real world and fit in with his new job.

The love story between Stéphane and Stéphanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), the two next door neighbours, is a journey through both fantasy and reality. As he can't figure out how to be close to Stéphanie in reality, he creates a relationship in his dreamworld, leaving Stéphanie confused and frustrated.

The childish innocence of this movie fascinated me, filling the movie with a warm humour, but still with a sharp undertone. As it gets more and more difficult to separate his dreams from reality, you really feel for both of the main characters. It's a well made, sweet movie with great actors, though a bit on the odd side.

Runtime: 105 mins
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou

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