She's a self-confessed film enthusiast and can most likely be found talking to anyone and everyone about popular cinema and her love for SRK. Swetha Ramakrishnan is currently living and working in Mumbai. Kirsten Dunst as Mary Svevo: The receptionist for Lacuna who. Kate Winslet plays Clementine Kruczynski Kate Winslet as Clementine Kruczynski: A spontaneous extrovert who, after. This review is by guest reviewer Swetha Ramakrishnan. Jim Carrey as Joel Barish: A bookish introvert who enters a two-year relationship with Clementine Kruczynski. Can a spotless mind ever stay eternally bright? It’ll lie somewhere in the corner of your house, and you’re going to run into it at some point- much like the memories Joel and Clementine share of one another. You can’t really re-attach broken pieces of a vintage vase and pretend that it never broke, but you won’t be able throw it away either. Your head becomes woozy, you might not understand or be able to conclude but you’ll realize that love happens in many ways. Watching Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind is similar to having someone make you rapidly walk forward, then backwards and then forward again with a kaleidoscope, for an hour and a half. It also has a 7 min making of clip, which is more like a trailer, but the prize of the DVD is a 12 min witty conversation between Michel Gondry and Jim Carrey where they both talk about the relationship between an actor and a director and how Carrey interpreted the story of the film. The Focus edition of the DVD has some bonus features including an audio commentary with Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman, where they discuss the concept, the production hassles and deleted scenes. As a viewer you are constantly wondering how such opposites could be crushed into the power of love, so much so that they get two chances to walk their journey. They play all parts with utmost conviction, be it the conflicted past, the warped memories they are transported into or the ignorant present. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet are fascinating in the film. Background score consists of an inspiring mix of songs, all pointing to the themes of the film. ![]() The editing and cinematography are crisp, achieving the purpose of an anticipated confusion. The core of the film lays in the questions it leaves you with- Do memories define our existence? Are forgotten memories an easy route to blissful ignorance? Are we really better off erasing memories that cause pain? It’s a thrilling experience – but one that can be experienced only by living it through. It’s an insane loop, going round and round, leaving a little jolt at every breather. You’re running around with them, trying to remember why they were in love, what they forgot and remember, who erased who first- but you’re not running in along a straight line or even once-around a circle. ![]() The film goes back and forth in time to reveal to the viewers that these two have been together before their chance meeting.Ī scientific procedure they both undergo, allows them to erase certain memories. Clementine is fresh, impulsive and like a sweet smelling lightening bolt. They’re an unlikely pair Joel is passive, meek and yet bursting with intense thoughts. Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) randomly meet on the train and hit it off. The Academy award-winning screenplay written by Charlie Kaufman is one of a kind.
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