Gondry the Dream Weaver ; Mind's Playhouse Difficult to Abandon in 'Science of Sleep'

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"The Science of Sleep," Michel Gondry's first film made from his own screenplay, suggests that perhaps his previous collaborator, Charlie Kaufman, had an inhibiting influence on the director.

It takes a singular talent to be restrained by a screenwriter as fanciful as Charlie Kaufman, with whom Mr. Gondry and Pierre Bismuth shared a Best Screenplay Oscar for 2004's "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," one of the most imaginative films of recent years. But Mr. Gondry is one of the medium's most creative visual minds, and in his new offering he brings the dream world of one very confused young man to magical life.

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Gondry the Dream Weaver ; Mind's Playhouse Difficult to Abandon in 'Science of Sleep'

The French filmmaker started out as a music video director, doing groundbreaking work for artists like Bjork and Beck. He turned the White Stripes into Lego figures i...

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