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Welcome to the twilight zone of Charlie Kaufman, the man behind Being John Malkovich and Adaptation. and the most innovative writer in Hollywood today. In this inventive collaboration with music video director Michel Gondry (the duo also made eccentric comedy Human Nature together), Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) and Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet) meet by chance, and lose their minds over each other. Literally. After their affair ends, Clementine decides she can't live with the memories and goes to Lacuna Inc, a quirky, modest business that erases unwanted recollections. Joel then discovers what Clementine has done and decides to follow suit. During the lengthy pre-credit sequence, we see the couple meet on an empty, windswept beach, but, as this bizarre film progresses, we begin to realise this is perhaps not the case — experience and history having diverged. This outing from Kaufman's oddball imagination is wonderfully intriguing, often touching and typically convoluted — he plays with chronology as effectively as Tarantino. The only minor quibbles are Carrey's understated performance and a slightly lacklustre ending. BP
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Running time
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103min
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Romantic Comedy Drama
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Charlie Kaufman, from a story by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
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Theatrical distributor
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Momentum Pictures
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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UK cinema release date
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April 2004
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Award |
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| Academy 2004 |
Actress in a Leading Role |
Kate Winslet |
Nominee |
| Academy 2004 |
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) |
Charlie Kaufman |
Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2004 |
Best Film |
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Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2004 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
Jim Carrey |
Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2004 |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
Kate Winslet |
Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2004 |
Best Screenplay (Original) |
Charlie Kaufman |
Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2004 |
The David Lean Award for the Best Achievement in Direction |
Michel Gondry |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2004 |
Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical |
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Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2004 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical |
Jim Carrey |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2004 |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical |
Kate Winslet |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2004 |
Best Screenplay Motion Picture |
Charlie Kaufman |
Nominee |
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