The Science of Sleep

Name: The Science of Sleep
Director: Michel Gondry
Released: 2006

4.00

Synopsis

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.

88
Premiere
It's not likely you'll see a film more visually exhilarating until, well, Gondry's next.
80
Film Threat
The Science of Sleep truly has to be seen to be believed.
80
Village Voice
Sweet, crazy, and tinged with sadness, Michel Gondry's new feature The Science of Sleep is a wondrous concoction.
80
L.A. Weekly
For the soul of Gondry's work, it seems to me, is neither its soaring flights of visual fancy nor its sometimes crude slapstick, but rather its pained understanding of a generation hopelessly tongue-tied when it comes to matters of the heart.
80
Salon
No one who sees it will confuse it with anything else. Fans of Gondry's DIY low-tech aesthetic, which he blends, as always, with exceptionally sophisticated animation techniques, will adore it.
75
Rolling Stone
Fusing animation and live action with a series of outrageous props, Gondry veers dangerously close to being precious. But make no mistake: Gondry's hallucinatory brilliance holds you in thrall.
70
Variety
With Mexican star Gael Garcia Bernal energetically playing a vulnerable graphic artist with a hyperactive imagination and little confidence with women, picture has an overriding quality of sweetness that will prove endearing to audiences, especially younger females.
67
Entertainment Weekly
The Science of Sleep is like a weird dream that tugs at the memory throughout the day with its intriguing, misshapen pieces.