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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: The Shooting Script
In this illuminating script book, Charlie Kaufman, the Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation , shares the logistical challenges of writing Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in a fascinating interview. Kaufman also provides commentary on stills from the movie, revealing remarkable details about the editing process, set construction, and shooting techniques that were used to tell this unconventional story. In the film, Joel ( Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their tumultuous relationship erased. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), to have Clementine removed from his own memory. But as Joel's memories progressively disappear, he begins to rediscover their earlier passion. From deep within the recesses of his brain, Joel attempts to escape the procedure.As Dr. Mierzwiak and his crew chase him through the maze of his memories, it's clear that Joel just can't get her out of his head.The movie stars Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst,Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood, and Mark Ruffalo. In the acclaimed Newmarket Shooting Script® format, the book includes an introduction by director Michel Gondry ( Human Nature ), a facsimile of the script, a Q&A with Kaufman, a selection of black-and-white movie stills with commentary, and the complete cast and crew credits.
176 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2003
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Charlie Kaufman
23 books886 followersCharles Stuart Kaufman is an American playwright, film producer, theater and film director, and an Academy Award, BAFTA, and Independent Spirit Award-winning screenwriter. Often regarded as one of the finest screenwriters of the 21st century, his work explores themes of death, insecurity, the artistic process, and the passage of time.
In 2003, Kaufman was listed at #100 on Premiere's annual "Power 100" list. He was also identified by Time Magazine in 2004 as one of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood.
In 2003, Kaufman was listed at #100 on Premiere's annual "Power 100" list. He was also identified by Time Magazine in 2004 as one of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood.
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August 13, 2019
"Oh my darlin, Oh my darlin, Oh my darlin Clementine. You were lost and gone forever. Oh my darlin Clemintine." -- American Western Folk Ballad
I first watched this nine years ago. I admired the movie for the originality and philosophical nature. I considered it “slick” and “smart.” I also enjoyed Kate Winslet (Clemintine), a gorgeous lady.
I watched this tonight. And still enjoyed Kate Winslet, still a gorgeous lady.
This made me cry, deep tears from a broken heart.
What made watching this different? I believe my experience reading literature for the past few years opened me up to the power of this story. Also, having had four and a half years of marriage and going through a sudden halt of divorce, I think I have some empathy with the characters.
I’m amazed at the skill and literary genius of this story. I’ve found something I can point at and consider “Kafkaesque,” but other plot lines weave in, strengthening the themes of the work.
And, WOW!, can Kate Winslet act! She plays an artistic woman with a wild character, a woman showing signs of mania and depression, and strong emotional responses such as anger and love. I’m positive she would be a great character study for an undergraduate abnormal psychology class. But here’s the thing: I loved her character. Jim Carrey’s character balanced her well, because he lived a quiet, shy life. Carrey did an outstanding job also, and the director had to tell him he could do no impromptu stuff and had to stay serious. He did well at this.
I wrote the quote in the movie, a powerful scene alluding to love and destroying the memories of love in the mind, only to have a hole in the heart beyond neurological and electrical signals, and gray matter. I traced it to, as Kirsten Dunst’s character says, Alexander Pope. I plan to read him this weekend, particularly the work this comes from.
The quote:
“How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d”
Pope wrote this in an epistle called “Eloisa to Abelard.” You can buy it on Amazon for about ten bucks, or you can laugh at that and read it free here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem.... So, yeah, Pope didn’t wear a Catholic hat thingy and carry around that staff thingy (I don’t know anything about Catholicism, so sorry about that). According to Wikipedia he comes third in English poets under Shakespeare and Tennyson.
I have to think more about this, and I’ll probably watch it again. I’ve read other reviews on the net refering to many themes. For me, it gave me hope concerning my recent loss. I’d not wish the pain and mental impact of divorce on my worst enemies. Here, in this story, I see hope, something wonderful to hold. You see, although we lose loved ones, mothers, fathers, siblings, or we lose a spouse in divorce or to death, they become a part of us. Yes, that sounds cliché, but I see how true that reaches inside. Those people (as Winslet in the movie came to Carey as a subconscious projection from his own mind) become us. They walk in our minds and help us, tell us what to do next, lead us. They sit with us and walk with us. They become a part of the essence of our nature, who we are, who we have become. So if you try to erase the brain patterns and signals and physical matter, something remains part of us that nothing in this world can take away.
Our past may be over, but we are the physical, mental and behavioral extension of that lost life.
In case you’ve never heard of this movie or have no idea of the plot:
Joel Barish and Clementine Kruczynski love each other, but sometimes apologies can’t erase hurtful words. Clementine goes through a medical procedure to forget Joel, and his mean words, and the cold things he says sometimes. Joel discovers this when she doesn’t know him and she kisses another man (Paaaaaaaaatrick, Baaaaaaaaaaaaby-boy). He retaliates and agrees to go through the procedure. The group comes over, party animals and weed-smoking free spirits. They screw it up, and Joel becomes lucid and realizes they take all this from him, and he fights to keep her in his memories.
The story flashes back and forth. I appreciated that. The story also has humor involved, and quirky music. I loved it. I highly recommend this movie.
I know these characters will stay with me for some time.
This story broke me, and invaded my heart.
I first watched this nine years ago. I admired the movie for the originality and philosophical nature. I considered it “slick” and “smart.” I also enjoyed Kate Winslet (Clemintine), a gorgeous lady.
I watched this tonight. And still enjoyed Kate Winslet, still a gorgeous lady.
This made me cry, deep tears from a broken heart.
What made watching this different? I believe my experience reading literature for the past few years opened me up to the power of this story. Also, having had four and a half years of marriage and going through a sudden halt of divorce, I think I have some empathy with the characters.
I’m amazed at the skill and literary genius of this story. I’ve found something I can point at and consider “Kafkaesque,” but other plot lines weave in, strengthening the themes of the work.
And, WOW!, can Kate Winslet act! She plays an artistic woman with a wild character, a woman showing signs of mania and depression, and strong emotional responses such as anger and love. I’m positive she would be a great character study for an undergraduate abnormal psychology class. But here’s the thing: I loved her character. Jim Carrey’s character balanced her well, because he lived a quiet, shy life. Carrey did an outstanding job also, and the director had to tell him he could do no impromptu stuff and had to stay serious. He did well at this.
I wrote the quote in the movie, a powerful scene alluding to love and destroying the memories of love in the mind, only to have a hole in the heart beyond neurological and electrical signals, and gray matter. I traced it to, as Kirsten Dunst’s character says, Alexander Pope. I plan to read him this weekend, particularly the work this comes from.
The quote:
“How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d”
Pope wrote this in an epistle called “Eloisa to Abelard.” You can buy it on Amazon for about ten bucks, or you can laugh at that and read it free here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem.... So, yeah, Pope didn’t wear a Catholic hat thingy and carry around that staff thingy (I don’t know anything about Catholicism, so sorry about that). According to Wikipedia he comes third in English poets under Shakespeare and Tennyson.
I have to think more about this, and I’ll probably watch it again. I’ve read other reviews on the net refering to many themes. For me, it gave me hope concerning my recent loss. I’d not wish the pain and mental impact of divorce on my worst enemies. Here, in this story, I see hope, something wonderful to hold. You see, although we lose loved ones, mothers, fathers, siblings, or we lose a spouse in divorce or to death, they become a part of us. Yes, that sounds cliché, but I see how true that reaches inside. Those people (as Winslet in the movie came to Carey as a subconscious projection from his own mind) become us. They walk in our minds and help us, tell us what to do next, lead us. They sit with us and walk with us. They become a part of the essence of our nature, who we are, who we have become. So if you try to erase the brain patterns and signals and physical matter, something remains part of us that nothing in this world can take away.
Our past may be over, but we are the physical, mental and behavioral extension of that lost life.
In case you’ve never heard of this movie or have no idea of the plot:
Joel Barish and Clementine Kruczynski love each other, but sometimes apologies can’t erase hurtful words. Clementine goes through a medical procedure to forget Joel, and his mean words, and the cold things he says sometimes. Joel discovers this when she doesn’t know him and she kisses another man (Paaaaaaaaatrick, Baaaaaaaaaaaaby-boy). He retaliates and agrees to go through the procedure. The group comes over, party animals and weed-smoking free spirits. They screw it up, and Joel becomes lucid and realizes they take all this from him, and he fights to keep her in his memories.
The story flashes back and forth. I appreciated that. The story also has humor involved, and quirky music. I loved it. I highly recommend this movie.
I know these characters will stay with me for some time.
This story broke me, and invaded my heart.
June 23, 2021
جواهر مطلق از نابغه ای که جز شاهکار چیز دیگری نمی آفریند.درخشش ابدی همانطور که از عنوانش می آید تماما برای آقای کافمن است . مایکل گوندری کارگردان به همراه جیم کری و کیت وینسلت غنای تصویری خاصی به قلم کافمن می بخشند.
September 16, 2013
عن الاحلام التى تطاردها وتمسكك بها!
عن لحظات فقدانك حلمك، وبحثك بقوة عن وسيلة انقاذه!
عن القرارات الانفعالية التى نندم عليها، خاصة حينما تتعلق بانهاء حلم عشناه بالفعل!
عن قصص الحب بين الاشخاص غير المتناسبين والتى وياللعجب كثيرا ما تعطى الحياة مذاقها المفتقد بدلا من رتابتها!
عن شجاراتنا الدائمة مع من نحب، ورؤيتنا انها غير محتملة، ولكن حينما تضع فى الجانب الاخر فقدان ذلك، الفقدان، النسيان، المحو، تبدو محتملة بشدة بل وجميلة كذلك!
عن قوة الحب!
عن قوة الحلم!
عن قوة الذكريات!
عن ذكرياتنا التى نحبها حتى وان كانت مؤلمة، هى منا، هى نحن، فكيف نمحوها؟!
عن لحظات فقدانك حلمك، وبحثك بقوة عن وسيلة انقاذه!
عن القرارات الانفعالية التى نندم عليها، خاصة حينما تتعلق بانهاء حلم عشناه بالفعل!
عن قصص الحب بين الاشخاص غير المتناسبين والتى وياللعجب كثيرا ما تعطى الحياة مذاقها المفتقد بدلا من رتابتها!
عن شجاراتنا الدائمة مع من نحب، ورؤيتنا انها غير محتملة، ولكن حينما تضع فى الجانب الاخر فقدان ذلك، الفقدان، النسيان، المحو، تبدو محتملة بشدة بل وجميلة كذلك!
عن قوة الحب!
عن قوة الحلم!
عن قوة الذكريات!
عن ذكرياتنا التى نحبها حتى وان كانت مؤلمة، هى منا، هى نحن، فكيف نمحوها؟!
July 28, 2020
I'm done with this "erasing memory and forget a whole relationship and fall in love with the same guy all over again" thing, It's not a new idea!
October 15, 2021
Kaufman, mi guionista pesimista favorito de todos los tiempos teniendo como referente a Alexander Pope, ¡como no quererlo más!
February 6, 2015
I'm constantly asked which book is my favorite. Since I can't pick one book in particular, I'll pick my favorite movie and call it my favorite book too. I can't think of a more perfect story. Every time I watch this movie, I'm left in awe.
March 12, 2022
If you ever ask me what is(are) my favorite book(s) or movie(s), you'd probably have an empty answer. Still, there are some that had such an impact on me!, and this is the case for Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The movie and its script, the one I just read, have the essential elements in the perfect balance to make it great as it is.
Joel and Clementine. He is very shy. She is quite confident. Yet, they seem to be the perfect match, but as with every love story, time is a challenge. After their breakup, Clementine looks for Dr. Howard Mierzwiak who has invented a means to erase memories. When Joel finds this out, he desperately looks for the same solution. Will that work out?
The thing is, and this is my personal note, memories exist for a reason, not only for humans but for any other species of animal. It means survival. Besides that, we have achieved means to treat traumas we develop in order to make life more bearable to live through, but if we try to erase each and every memory that caused us pain and trouble and trauma, the result will be that we might be destined to repeat them, for we don't have our mental defenses with us anymore or the sage of what those bad experiences brought us to allow us to move on.
Besides that, there are brainwashing technics to try and re-educate a person and we know how harmful they are, creating zombies to follow orders as practiced in totalitarian states, as we see in some pieces of literature: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin; or 1984 by George Orwell; or even democratic states by its intelligence forces.
It also seems that after divorce became a common institution, husbands and wives seem to have developed a culture of "if it is not working anymore, we can always split up". Sure. Easy deal. But we know this is not all that simple, hum? I'm not saying that couples should be together when there is any kind of violence involved. But there are those cases where there are still feelings between both, and it seems that they can't find a common ground or some other situations may be getting in the way, there can be a way out, and sometimes it is the easiest one: to talk, no holds-bared, and be able to listen and process. Ah, well, some people can find it the hardest one. And they will go for Dr. Mierzwiak's solution. And the possibility to repeat the same story over and over again, which show that that is no solution at all. Just like the so-called "gay cure", which is no cure at all, because guys will continue to feel desire for the same sex. Full stop.
Joel and Clementine. He is very shy. She is quite confident. Yet, they seem to be the perfect match, but as with every love story, time is a challenge. After their breakup, Clementine looks for Dr. Howard Mierzwiak who has invented a means to erase memories. When Joel finds this out, he desperately looks for the same solution. Will that work out?
The thing is, and this is my personal note, memories exist for a reason, not only for humans but for any other species of animal. It means survival. Besides that, we have achieved means to treat traumas we develop in order to make life more bearable to live through, but if we try to erase each and every memory that caused us pain and trouble and trauma, the result will be that we might be destined to repeat them, for we don't have our mental defenses with us anymore or the sage of what those bad experiences brought us to allow us to move on.
Besides that, there are brainwashing technics to try and re-educate a person and we know how harmful they are, creating zombies to follow orders as practiced in totalitarian states, as we see in some pieces of literature: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin; or 1984 by George Orwell; or even democratic states by its intelligence forces.
It also seems that after divorce became a common institution, husbands and wives seem to have developed a culture of "if it is not working anymore, we can always split up". Sure. Easy deal. But we know this is not all that simple, hum? I'm not saying that couples should be together when there is any kind of violence involved. But there are those cases where there are still feelings between both, and it seems that they can't find a common ground or some other situations may be getting in the way, there can be a way out, and sometimes it is the easiest one: to talk, no holds-bared, and be able to listen and process. Ah, well, some people can find it the hardest one. And they will go for Dr. Mierzwiak's solution. And the possibility to repeat the same story over and over again, which show that that is no solution at all. Just like the so-called "gay cure", which is no cure at all, because guys will continue to feel desire for the same sex. Full stop.
May 5, 2008
فيلم رو سه سال پيش ديدم و عاشقش شدم.ماجراي مردي كه مي خواد تمام خاطرات عشقي اش با دوست دخترش رو پاك كنه و نيمه ماجرا پشيمون ميشه اين كه بشه فيلمي ساخت كه به اندازه تايتانيك رمانتيك و به اندازه رسالات يونگ و فرويد عميق و پرمعني بشه تنها از نابغه هايي مثل ميشل گوندري(كاركگردان كليپ هاي بيورك)و چارلي كافمن(نويسنده فيلمنامه جان مالكوويجچ بودن)برميادتجمه فيلمنامه رو كه دو سه سكانس اضافه به فيلم داره تازه شروع كردم.
June 30, 2016
وقتی فیلمشو دیدم، همش فکر میکردم اینارو توی فیلنامه چجوری گفتن؟ :دی
ایدش ، جمله هاش و شخصیت کلمنتاین عالیه.
وای. خیلی خوب بود 8->>>>>>>> خیلی.
ایدش ، جمله هاش و شخصیت کلمنتاین عالیه.
وای. خیلی خوب بود 8->>>>>>>> خیلی.
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April 25, 2008درخشش ابدی یک ذهن پاک
فیلمی آمریکایی به کارگردانی مایکل گوندری با بازی جیم کری و کیت وینسلت، محصول سال ۲۰۰۴ میلادی است
جوایز
* اسکار بهترین فیلمنامه اصلی (۲۰۰۵ میلادی)
* نامزد اسکار بهترین بازیگر زن برای کیت وینسلت
* گلدن گلوب بهترین فیلم کمدی یا موزیکال
* گلدن گلوب بهترین بازیگر مرد فیلم کمدی یا موزیکال
* گلدن گلوب بهترین بازیگر زن فیلم کمدی یا موزیکال
* گلدن گلوب بهترین فیلمنامه
فیلمی آمریکایی به کارگردانی مایکل گوندری با بازی جیم کری و کیت وینسلت، محصول سال ۲۰۰۴ میلادی است
جوایز
* اسکار بهترین فیلمنامه اصلی (۲۰۰۵ میلادی)
* نامزد اسکار بهترین بازیگر زن برای کیت وینسلت
* گلدن گلوب بهترین فیلم کمدی یا موزیکال
* گلدن گلوب بهترین بازیگر مرد فیلم کمدی یا موزیکال
* گلدن گلوب بهترین بازیگر زن فیلم کمدی یا موزیکال
* گلدن گلوب بهترین فیلمنامه
June 3, 2015
Wow, do I understand the movie better after reading the script.
This is a really, really gorgeous script. The movie is, of course, a great thing -- beautiful and atmospheric and dreamlike -- but so much of that atmosphere and beauty comes directly out of this script. Kaufman's comments throughout are amazing, and the whole thing is executed so masterfully. What a read.
This is a really, really gorgeous script. The movie is, of course, a great thing -- beautiful and atmospheric and dreamlike -- but so much of that atmosphere and beauty comes directly out of this script. Kaufman's comments throughout are amazing, and the whole thing is executed so masterfully. What a read.
August 24, 2018
این کتاب روایت کننده بهترین و زیباترین داستان عاشقانه است.
دکتر هاوارد سرپرست یک کلینیک است که کار آن پاک کردن آن دسته از خاطرات افراد است که دوست ندارند کلینیکی که اغلب زوجها به آن مراجعه میکنند...
اما عشق راه خود را پیدا خواهد کرد.
دکتر هاوارد سرپرست یک کلینیک است که کار آن پاک کردن آن دسته از خاطرات افراد است که دوست ندارند کلینیکی که اغلب زوجها به آن مراجعه میکنند...
اما عشق راه خود را پیدا خواهد کرد.
November 3, 2021
This is no doubt a quite brilliant script, and I'm still in love with the movie just as much now as I was when I took my then girlfriend to the cinema back in 2004. I went to see it again the following week.
And have seen it so many times at home since then. What I now look forward to is to see whether or not Kaufman can cut it as a novelist when I get hands on Antkind.
And have seen it so many times at home since then. What I now look forward to is to see whether or not Kaufman can cut it as a novelist when I get hands on Antkind.
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December 27, 2019با اينكه ٣-٤ بار فيلمشو ديدم، بازم يه جاهاييش برام تازگي داشت
به نظرم بهتر باشه اول فيلمش رو ديد، تا گم نشيد توي داستان
كلمنتاين دوست داشتني و جوئل عزيز
مطئن باشيد عاشقشون ميشيد
يه حس خيلي خوبي دارم بعد از تموم شدن كتاب، نميدونم چجور ميشه اين حسو يه مدت نگه داشت
اميدوارم شمام با خوندش تپش قلب بگيريد ^__^
به نظرم بهتر باشه اول فيلمش رو ديد، تا گم نشيد توي داستان
كلمنتاين دوست داشتني و جوئل عزيز
مطئن باشيد عاشقشون ميشيد
يه حس خيلي خوبي دارم بعد از تموم شدن كتاب، نميدونم چجور ميشه اين حسو يه مدت نگه داشت
اميدوارم شمام با خوندش تپش قلب بگيريد ^__^
February 3, 2021
Bắt đầu tìm kịch bản phim để đọc bởi...tại sao không?
Timeline hơi lộn xộn, nhưng chắc hẳn là do thiếu yếu tố hình ảnh từ phim. Nhưng khi nắm được guồng rồi, this broke my fucking heart! Yay!
Timeline hơi lộn xộn, nhưng chắc hẳn là do thiếu yếu tố hình ảnh từ phim. Nhưng khi nắm được guồng rồi, this broke my fucking heart! Yay!
December 18, 2024
از اون شاهکارهایی که واقعا توی سینما موندگاره، و هر دفعه میبینمش بازم برام لذت بخشه.
February 4, 2025
Read this today, picked it for movie night tonight. Perfection all around to me. MY favorite romance pick! :)
May 24, 2025
در جهانی که حافظهها هم کالای مصرفیاند، عشق، زخمیست که فراموشی هم درمانش نمیکند. درخشش ابدی یک ذهن پاک، نه یک داستان عاشقانه است و نه یک فانتزی علمی؛ این فیلم، سوگواریست برای پیچیدگی روابط انسانی و جنگ دائمی ما با خودمان.
کلمانتاین و جوئل، آدمهای «سادهای» نیستند. آنها آسیبدیدهاند، تنها، خسته از تکرار و در عین حال، تشنهٔ وصل. اما مسئله این است که آنچه ما را جذب میکند، همان چیزیست که ما را آزار میدهد. عشق، تکرار رنج است، اما نه به خاطر اشتباهاتمان؛ به خاطر نیازمان به کاملشدن در دیگری، در آینهای که شکسته، اما وسوسهانگیز است.
از منظر روانشناسی، فیلم میدان نبرد ضمیر ناخودآگاه است. خاطراتی که پاک میشوند، در حال فرارند؛ اما جوئل نمیخواهد رهاشان کند. ذهنش، تبدیل به هزار تویی از درد، عشق، خشم و اشتیاق میشود. حافظه، دیگر فقط آرشیوی از لحظات نیست؛ میدان نبرد هویت است. او وقتی عاشق است که به یاد میآورد، و وقتی فراموش میکند، فقط پوستهایست بیجان. انگار انسان بودن یعنی حمل خاطره، با همه درد و زیباییاش.
فیلم، فلسفی هم هست، بیآنکه وانمود کند چنین است. در بطن خودش، دارد سؤال نیچهایِ «اگر مجبور باشی یک لحظه را تا ابد تکرار کنی، کدام لحظه خواهد بود؟» را میپرسد. اگر میتوانستی بخشی از زندگیات را پاک کنی، واقعاً خوشبختتر میشدی؟ یا بخشی از خودت را هم از بین میبری؟ و مهمتر از آن، آیا رنج، چیزی نیست که معنای عشق را میسازد؟ آیا اگر دعواها، دلخوریها، سوءتفاهمها را پاک کنی، آنچه میماند اصلاً عشق هست؟
از نظر اجتماعی، فیلم یک هشدار آرام است: جهانی را تصور کن که در آن، علم میتواند حافظه را پاک کند. در چنین جهانی، مسئولیت چه میشود؟ رشد چه میشود؟ بخشیدن چه معنایی دارد وقتی «یادآوری» حذف شده؟ انسان معاصر، با ترسش از درد، به سوی فراموشی پناه میبرد؛ اما نتیجهاش چیزی جز تکرار اشتباهات نیست.
فیلم میشل گوندری، با فیلمنامهٔ درخشان چارلی کافمن، پر است از تکنیکهای تصویری خلاقانهای که خود ذهن را شبیهسازی میکند؛ جابهجاییهای بیوقفه، صحنههایی که در حال فروریختناند، نورهایی که خاموش میشوند، آدمهایی که محو میشوند. گویی ذهن جوئل دارد جلوی چشممان ذوب میشود.
جیم کری، بدون ماسک خنده، در نقش جوئل، نمایندهٔ همه آدمهاییست که بلد نیستند عشق را فریاد بزنند. و کیت وینسلت، در نقش کلمانتاین، خودِ آشوب است؛ زنی با روح سرکش، اما زخمی. آنچه میان این دو اتفاق میافتد، عشق نیست؛ پذیرش متقابلِ تاریکیست. آنجاست که فیلم به اوج میرسد: وقتی آدمها تصمیم میگیرند با دانستن پایان، باز هم شروع کنند.
درخشش ابدی... یادآوریست برای انسان امروز که شاید پاککردن گذشته، تنها شکل دیگری از مرگ است؛ و تنها راهِ ادامه، نه فراموشی، که مواجهه است؛ با خود، با دیگری، و با زخمهایی که بخشی از زیباییاند.
کلمانتاین و جوئل، آدمهای «سادهای» نیستند. آنها آسیبدیدهاند، تنها، خسته از تکرار و در عین حال، تشنهٔ وصل. اما مسئله این است که آنچه ما را جذب میکند، همان چیزیست که ما را آزار میدهد. عشق، تکرار رنج است، اما نه به خاطر اشتباهاتمان؛ به خاطر نیازمان به کاملشدن در دیگری، در آینهای که شکسته، اما وسوسهانگیز است.
از منظر روانشناسی، فیلم میدان نبرد ضمیر ناخودآگاه است. خاطراتی که پاک میشوند، در حال فرارند؛ اما جوئل نمیخواهد رهاشان کند. ذهنش، تبدیل به هزار تویی از درد، عشق، خشم و اشتیاق میشود. حافظه، دیگر فقط آرشیوی از لحظات نیست؛ میدان نبرد هویت است. او وقتی عاشق است که به یاد میآورد، و وقتی فراموش میکند، فقط پوستهایست بیجان. انگار انسان بودن یعنی حمل خاطره، با همه درد و زیباییاش.
فیلم، فلسفی هم هست، بیآنکه وانمود کند چنین است. در بطن خودش، دارد سؤال نیچهایِ «اگر مجبور باشی یک لحظه را تا ابد تکرار کنی، کدام لحظه خواهد بود؟» را میپرسد. اگر میتوانستی بخشی از زندگیات را پاک کنی، واقعاً خوشبختتر میشدی؟ یا بخشی از خودت را هم از بین میبری؟ و مهمتر از آن، آیا رنج، چیزی نیست که معنای عشق را میسازد؟ آیا اگر دعواها، دلخوریها، سوءتفاهمها را پاک کنی، آنچه میماند اصلاً عشق هست؟
از نظر اجتماعی، فیلم یک هشدار آرام است: جهانی را تصور کن که در آن، علم میتواند حافظه را پاک کند. در چنین جهانی، مسئولیت چه میشود؟ رشد چه میشود؟ بخشیدن چه معنایی دارد وقتی «یادآوری» حذف شده؟ انسان معاصر، با ترسش از درد، به سوی فراموشی پناه میبرد؛ اما نتیجهاش چیزی جز تکرار اشتباهات نیست.
فیلم میشل گوندری، با فیلمنامهٔ درخشان چارلی کافمن، پر است از تکنیکهای تصویری خلاقانهای که خود ذهن را شبیهسازی میکند؛ جابهجاییهای بیوقفه، صحنههایی که در حال فروریختناند، نورهایی که خاموش میشوند، آدمهایی که محو میشوند. گویی ذهن جوئل دارد جلوی چشممان ذوب میشود.
جیم کری، بدون ماسک خنده، در نقش جوئل، نمایندهٔ همه آدمهاییست که بلد نیستند عشق را فریاد بزنند. و کیت وینسلت، در نقش کلمانتاین، خودِ آشوب است؛ زنی با روح سرکش، اما زخمی. آنچه میان این دو اتفاق میافتد، عشق نیست؛ پذیرش متقابلِ تاریکیست. آنجاست که فیلم به اوج میرسد: وقتی آدمها تصمیم میگیرند با دانستن پایان، باز هم شروع کنند.
درخشش ابدی... یادآوریست برای انسان امروز که شاید پاککردن گذشته، تنها شکل دیگری از مرگ است؛ و تنها راهِ ادامه، نه فراموشی، که مواجهه است؛ با خود، با دیگری، و با زخمهایی که بخشی از زیباییاند.
April 15, 2013
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of my favorite movies, and I've seen a lot of movies from the beginning of film from many different countries. The story at its most basic is one we've all heard many times before. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, and then they break up. But the storytelling is unique and creative, the idea that a person could erase memories to make living life easier after a breakup, only to realize that the memories, no matter how painful, are important and worth keeping.
I rate this shooting script a three out of five stars because although the idea is on the page, it really cannot be experienced fully without the visual. At times, the script is very confusing; it must have taken some very creative minds to eke the concept out in their minds before it was fully realized on film. This is a nice companion for fans of the film because it does offer glimpses into scenes that were never shot, or scenes that were altered for the final product, but it is by no means a stand alone product.
I rate this shooting script a three out of five stars because although the idea is on the page, it really cannot be experienced fully without the visual. At times, the script is very confusing; it must have taken some very creative minds to eke the concept out in their minds before it was fully realized on film. This is a nice companion for fans of the film because it does offer glimpses into scenes that were never shot, or scenes that were altered for the final product, but it is by no means a stand alone product.
October 20, 2016
I revere Charlie Kaufman. Here is a movie that I watch again and again and again, always finding something new. A perfect marriage of literature, philosophy, and cinema. The script is superb; Kaufman walks a thin line between zany and ordinary, with impeccable results.
August 24, 2021
بعد از چندین بار دیدن ِ این فیلم از خیلی سالِ پیش تا الان، بنظرم بهترین توصیف برایِ آن این میتواند باشد؛ بخش زیادی از زندگیِ من را اندوه فرا گرفته. نیمهای از آن در حال تقلا برایِ به یاد آوردن خاطرات و نیمهی دیگر تلاش برای فراموشکردن همانها. اندوه از یاد بردن و اندوه به یاد آوردن.
April 22, 2019
This was one of my ‘Artists Way’ dates, where I picked a movie I had not seen first, and read the screenplay then watched the movie.
I was blown away by the creativity within the script, but did get confused in some parts of what was going on in the storyline. Vice- versa when viewing the movie, had I not read the script before hand, I would not have known what was going on within the movie. Was a great experience to explore this unique movie this way.
I was blown away by the creativity within the script, but did get confused in some parts of what was going on in the storyline. Vice- versa when viewing the movie, had I not read the script before hand, I would not have known what was going on within the movie. Was a great experience to explore this unique movie this way.
February 1, 2023
في فيلم "الإشراقة الأبدية للعقل الطاهر"، وبينما يهرب "چول" في ذكراه الأخيرة كما حدث من قبل، وقبل أن تُمحى هذه الذكرى رغم كل محاولاته في استبقائها، تسأله "كلمنتين" سؤالًا يظل يتمدّد ويتمطّى ويتفرّع ليشمل في ثناياه العديد من الخطوط الزمنية والاحتمالات غير المتناهية والآماني الكثيرة المبتورة، في محاولة منها لخلق تصوّر وتخيّل لما قد يكون عليه ذلك الاحتمال المتمنَّى، فتسأله في فضولٍ ورجاء:
"What if you stayed this time?"
"What if you stayed this time?"
September 27, 2020
ترجمهی چندان خوبی نداشت ولی فیلمنامه؟ [قلب]
July 29, 2021
i could think/talk about this movie and nothing else for the rest of my life
February 21, 2022
Definitely master of writing trippy shit.. Now I have to watch the movie again..
April 5, 2024
I love Charlie Kaufman and his work, and this story is no exception. Even if this "romance" movie is too conceptual for people, it will definitely provoke strong thoughts and feelings in them, and those reactions might be completely different from anyone else. I love work that can have such a diverse effect on people.
December 23, 2025
The reputation still upholds; I’m a great gift giver 🙂↕️
December 18, 2018
The story is so athentic that leaves you nothing but breathless... I loved it and reading it for the second time as well.
November 25, 2011
This is the script of the famous movie.... the script is simply amazing.
TO READ ! And if you did not see the movie, GO SEE IT !
The plot from the author:
"Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their tumultuous relationship erased. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), to have Clementine removed from his own memory. But as Joel's memories progressively disappear, he begins to rediscover their earlier passion. From deep within the recesses of his brain, Joel attempts to escape the procedure. As Dr. Mierzwiak and his crew (Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood) chase him through the maze of his memories, it's clear that Joel just can't get her out of his head."
TO READ ! And if you did not see the movie, GO SEE IT !
The plot from the author:
"Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their tumultuous relationship erased. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), to have Clementine removed from his own memory. But as Joel's memories progressively disappear, he begins to rediscover their earlier passion. From deep within the recesses of his brain, Joel attempts to escape the procedure. As Dr. Mierzwiak and his crew (Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood) chase him through the maze of his memories, it's clear that Joel just can't get her out of his head."
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