Principal cast
Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood
Film 350 of 498 on the Screen Path
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story.
About the film
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind at a glance.
Screen Path places this 2004 film at stop 350 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
Key craft credits
Ellen Kuras (director of photography), Valdís Óskarsdóttir (editor), Jon Brion (original music composer), Charlie Kaufman (screenplay) and Dan Leigh (production design)
- Director
- Michel Gondry
- Release
- 2004-03-19
- Runtime
- 108 minutes
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Drama and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Jim CarreyCharacter: Joel Barish
- Kate WinsletCharacter: Clementine Kruczynski
- Kirsten DunstCharacter: Mary
- Mark RuffaloCharacter: Stan
- Elijah WoodCharacter: Patrick
- Tom WilkinsonCharacter: Dr. Mierzwiak
- Jane AdamsCharacter: Carrie
- David CrossCharacter: Rob
- Deirdre O'ConnellCharacter: Hollis
- Thomas Jay RyanCharacter: Frank
- Ryan WhitneyCharacter: Young Joel
- Lola DaehlerCharacter: Young Clementine
Full crew
Full crew
- Michel GondryCredits: Director, Story
- Ellen KurasCredits: Director of Photography
- Jon BrionCredits: Original Music Composer
- Anthony BregmanCredits: Producer
- Christopher NorrCredits: Camera Operator
- Steve GolinCredits: Producer
- Charlie KaufmanCredits: Screenplay, Story, Executive Producer
- Pierre BismuthCredits: Story
- George A. LaraCredits: Foley Mixer
- Marissa LittlefieldCredits: ADR Editor
- Tom NelsonCredits: Sound Mixer
- Eugene GeartyCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Jay PeckCredits: Foley Artist
- Fred RosenbergCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Kam ChanCredits: Foley Editor
- David SteinCredits: Art Direction
- Marko CostanzoCredits: Foley Artist
- Louis MorinCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
- Reilly SteeleCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Paul UrmsonCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Allen WeisingerCredits: Makeup Artist
- Mark DornfeldCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
- Valdís ÓskarsdóttirCredits: Editor
- John C. NadeauCredits: Gaffer
- Mary CybulskiCredits: Script Supervisor
- David L. BushellCredits: Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Jeanne McCarthyCredits: Casting
- Melissa TothCredits: Costume Design
- Ron von BlombergCredits: Set Decoration
- Dan LeighCredits: Production Design
- Glenn WilliamsonCredits: Executive Producer
- Georges BermannCredits: Executive Producer
- Michael HausmanCredits: First Assistant Director
- Peter ThorellCredits: Second Second Assistant Director
- Scott FergusonCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Philip StocktonCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
- Jeffrey RollinsCredits: Set Dresser
- John RocheCredits: Set Dresser
- Brian ButeauCredits: Set Dresser
- Kevin LadsonCredits: Property Master
- Peter OwenCredits: Wigmaker
- Stephanie FinochioCredits: Stunts
- John R. FavreCredits: Stunts
- Sage LehmanCredits: Casting Assistant
- Mark SchmidtCredits: Additional Camera
- Tommy LouieCredits: Boom Operator
- Roman GrellerCredits: Set Dresser
- Mark SummersCredits: Best Boy Electric
- Andrea Cronin-SouzaCredits: Electrician
- Chris SkutchCredits: Best Boy Grip
- Tony CampenniCredits: Grip
- John PanuccioCredits: Key Rigging Grip
- Steven VisscherCredits: Foley Editor
- Artie MalesciCredits: Stunts
- Frank KernCredits: Foley Editor
- Christian BrockeyCredits: Assistant Production Coordinator
- Joseph QuirkCredits: Gaffer
- Alison BartonCredits: Grip
- Bill AnagnosCredits: Stunts
- Peter AgliataCredits: "B" Camera Operator
- Christopher RaymondCredits: Second Assistant "B" Camera
- Scott P. MurphyCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Cort HesslerCredits: Stunts
- Michael LeatherCredits: Leadman
- Paul DaleyCredits: Rigging Gaffer
- Danny Aiello IIICredits: Stunts
- Peewee PiemonteCredits: Stunts
- Hinju KimCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Ruth DeLeonCredits: On Set Dresser
- Cara BorrelliCredits: Costumer
- Robert M. AndresCredits: Key Grip
- Angela BellisioCredits: Camera Loader
- Kyra PanchenkoCredits: Key Makeup Artist
- Morgan PittsCredits: Props
- Chris FielderCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Mel CannonCredits: Grip
- R. Vincent SmithCredits: Assistant Property Master
- E.J. EvansCredits: Stunts
- Michael RussoCredits: Stunts
- Ray AngelicCredits: Assistant Unit Manager
- David Scott GagnonCredits: Set Dresser
- Brian SmyjCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Mark BeroCredits: Special Effects
- Noriko WatanabeCredits: Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
- Larry WinelandCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Francesca ParisCredits: Hairstylist
- Michelle JohnsonCredits: Key Hair Stylist
- David PageCredits: Costumer
- Grant WilfleyCredits: Extras Casting
- Braden BelmonteCredits: Second Assistant Camera
- Jill KliberCredits: Assistant Costume Designer
- Lamont CrawfordCredits: Dolly Grip
- Stephen A. PopeCredits: Stunts
- Carlos Omar GuerraCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Stanley Fernandez Jr.Credits: First Assistant "B" Camera
- David LeeCredits: Still Photographer
- Natalie N. DorsetCredits: Assistant Set Decoration
- Addy McClellandCredits: Art Department Coordinator
- Lisa R. FruchtCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- John SrednickiCredits: Casting Assistant
- Linda R. ChenCredits: Casting Assistant
- Drew JiritanoCredits: Special Effects Coordinator
- Blythe CappelloCredits: Casting
- Brent HaywoodCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Natasha CubaCredits: Casting Associate
- Michele FerroneCredits: Visual Effects Producer
- Thomas VivianoCredits: Special Effects
- Nick MillerCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Kristian SorgeCredits: Extras Casting Assistant
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