Watch trailer for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Watch trailer
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Opens on February 7
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Michel Gondry Run Time: 108 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2004
Starring: Elijah Wood, Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo
Our 21st Century Cult series kicks off this month with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Michel Gondry’s surrealist sci-fi romance!
Gondry and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (who won an Academy Award for his screenplay) capture the mixed emotions of love and loss in a way that no filmmakers have done before or since. Starring Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey in career highlights for both, the film tells the story of a bitter breakup which results in a pair of ex-lovers hiring a radical medical company to erase all memories of each other – and the internal struggle that ensues to try to hold on despite having so many reasons to let go.
Upon its release, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind received critical acclaim, with the movie earning the Movie of the Year award from AFI and being frequently cited on Best of 2000s lists to this day.