The Science of Sleep

The Science of Sleep is a unique romantic fantasy from writer and director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). The story is set inside the topsy-turvy brain of Stephane Miroux (Gael Garcia Bernal) an eccentric young man whose dreams constantly invade his waking life.

During his dreams, he is the charismatic host of "Stephane TV," expounding on "The Science of Sleep" in front of cardboard cameras. In "real life," he has a boring job at a Parisian calendar publisher and pines for Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), the girl in the apartment across the hall. Stephanie is both initially charmed by Stephane and also confused by his childishness and shaky connection to reality. Stephane’s co-worker, Guy (Alain Chabat) is a vulgar but practical man who offers Stephane advice on the opposite sex, but Stephane is too far in the clouds to listen. Unable to find the secret to Stephanie’s heart while awake, Stephane searches for the answer in his dreams.

The Science of Sleep is “a whimsical trip into a cut-and-paste wonderland fashioned from cardboard tubes, cellophane, and imagination.”