Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Michel Gondry

 Steve Golin
Produced by
 Anthony Bregman

Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman

Story by  Charlie Kaufman

 Michel Gondry
 Pierre Bismuth

Starring  Jim Carrey

 Kate Winslet
 Kirsten Dunst
 Mark Ruffalo
 Elijah Wood
  Tom Wilkinson

Music by Jon Brion

Cinematography Ellen Kuras

Edited by Valdís Óskarsdóttir

Production  Anonymous Content

company
 This is That

Distributed by Focus Features

Release date  March 19, 2004

Running time 108 minutes

Country United States

Language English

Budget $20 million[1]

Box office $72.3 million[1]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American romantic science

fiction tragicomedy film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry. It follows an
estranged couple who have erased each other from their memories. Pierre Bismuth created the
story with Kaufman and Gondry. The ensemble cast includes Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten
Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson. The title of the film is a quotation from the
1717 poem Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope.
The film uses elements of the psychological thriller and a nonlinear narrative to explore the nature
of memory and romantic love.[2] It opened in North America to wide acclaim on March 19, 2004, and
grossed over $70 million worldwide. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and
Winslet received a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress. The film developed a cult
following in the years after its release and has come to be regarded by many critics as one of the
best films of the 21st century.[3]