The Science of Sleep

A week ago today, Michel Gondry bought his new film, The Science of Sleep, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a sneak preview and Q & A session. (Gondry was an artist-in-residence at MIT in 2005.) People will inevitably draw comparisons between The Science of Sleep and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; they are both essentially love stories that deal with the inner-workings of the human mind. And if you liked Eternal Sunshine... you’ll probably like The Science of Sleep as well. But that said, The Science of Sleep is unlike any movie I've seen before. The dream sequences were, well, incredibly dreamlike. The relatively low-tech effects used by Gondry made the dreams seem more like real dreams, and not at all like Hollywood effects. You can see a bit for yourself here: http://www.partizan.com/partizan/films/.
I can't wait for the film to open this August, so I can see it again.