ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND + KATE WINSLET

 

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND  +  KATE WINSLET

 

 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American romantic science fiction drama film written by Charlie Kaufman, directed by Michel Gondry, and starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet.

 

After a fight, Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) discovers that his girlfriend Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of him erased by the New York City firm Lacuna. Heartbroken, he decides to undergo the same procedure. In preparation, he records a tape for Lacuna, recounting his memories of their volatile relationship.

 

 

 

The Lacuna employees work on Joel's brain as he sleeps in his apartment so that he will wake up with no memory of the procedure. One employee, Patrick, leaves to see Clementine; since her procedure, he has been using Joel's and Clementine's memories as a guide for seducing her.

 

Joel re-experiences his memories of Clementine as they are erased, starting with their last fight. As he reaches earlier, happier memories, he realizes that he does not want to forget her. His mental projection of Clementine suggests that Joel hide her in memories that do not involve her. This halts the procedure, but Stan calls his boss, Howard, who arrives and restarts it. Joel comes to his last remaining memory of Clementine: the day they first met, on a beach in Montauk.  As the memory crumbles around them, Clementine tells Joel to meet her in Montauk.

 

 

 

In Joel's apartment, while Stan is outside, Mary tells Howard she is in love with him and they kiss. Howard's wife arrives, and, from the street, sees them through the window. Furious, she tells Howard to tell Mary the truth: that Mary and Howard previously had an affair, and that Mary had her memories erased. Disgusted, Mary steals the Lacuna records and mails them to the patients, including Joel and Clementine.

 

 

 

Joel wakes up, his memories of Clementine erased. He impulsively goes to Montauk and meets Clementine again on the train home. They are drawn to each other and go on a date to the frozen Charles River in Boston. Joel drives Clementine home and Patrick sees them, realizing they have found each other again. Joel and Clementine receive their Lacuna records and listen to their tapes. They are shocked by the bitter memories they had of each other, but agree to try again.

 

 

Joel and Clementine begin a relationship after a train journey together. However, having had their memories clinically erased, they do not remember their tumultuous past.

 

The title of the film is taken from a poem by Alexander Pope.

 

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
             ― Alexander Pope, Eloisa to Abelard

 

The point of the film is to create "spotless minds" by removing the memories that cause turmoil, jealousy etc. "Eternal sunshine" is a metaphor for ongoing peace, happiness and carefree. So in full "Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind" is describing the happiness and joy one can experience once the negative experiences (or "spots") have been removed from your mind.

 

 

 

Kate Winslet is a British Actress and stunningly beautiful.   Kate Elizabeth Winslet was born on 5th October, 1975 in Reading, Berkshire, England.

 

She was just 16 years old when she appeared in British TV series Dark Season (1991).  Her debut film was Heavenly Creatures (1994) by Peter Jackson.  She was 21 years old when she acted in TITANIC and her co-star in the film Leonardo DiCarpio was 22 years old.

 

Seventeen-year-old Rose (Kate Winslet) hails from an aristocratic family and is set to be married. When she boards the Titanic, she meets Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio), an artist, and falls in love with him.  The maiden voyage of TITANIC ship was met with a disaster.  The budding romance of Jack & Rose happened in the backdrop of shipwreck.

  

the filming of Titanic

(From left) Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, and James Cameron (Director)  on the set of the film Titanic (1997).

TITANIC was the biggest grosser when it was released.  The film had a budget of $200 million.  Its Box Office worth is 220.2 billion US Dollars.  

 

She acted in "ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND"  in 2004.

 

Kate Winslet has received many trophies for her acting in movies.

 

She has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named Winslet one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2009 and 2021. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012.

 

 

 Acting career (Filmography)  :

  

"Moominvalley" (2019–2020) • "Blackbird" (2019) • "Swift" (2019) • "Buttons" (2018) • "Wonder Wheel" (2017) • "The Mountain Between Us" (2017) • "Mary and the Witch's Flower" (2017) • "Collateral Beauty" (2016) • "Triple 9" (2016) • "The Dressmaker" (2015) • "Steve Jobs" (2015) • "Insurgent" (2015) • "A Little Chaos" (2014) • "Divergent" (2014) • "Labor Day" (2013) • "Movie 43" (2013) • "Contagion" (2011) • "Carnage" (2011) • "Mildred Pierce" (2011) • "Revolutionary Road" (2008) • "The Reader" (2008) • "Le renard et l'enfant" (2007) • "The Holiday" (2006) • "Flushed Away" (2006) • "All the King's Men" (2006) • "Little Children" (2006) • "Romance & Cigarettes" (2005) • "Extras" (2005) • "Finding Neverland" (2004) • "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004) • "Plunge: The Movie" (2003) • "The Life of David Gale" (2003) • "Iris" (2001) • "Christmas Carol: The Movie" (2001) • "Enigma" (2001) • "Quills" (2000) • "Holy Smoke" (1999) • "Faeries" (1999) • "Hideous Kinky" (1998) • "Titanic" (1997) • "Hamlet" (1996) • "Jude" (1996) • "Sense and Sensibility" (1995) • "A Kid in King Arthur's Court" (1995) • "Heavenly Creatures" (1994) • "Get Back" (1992–1993) • "Casualty" (1993) • "Anglo Saxon Attitudes" (1992) • "Dark Season" (1991) • "Shrinks" (1991)

Kate Winslet is a much sought after actress even today.  She has featured in AVATAR sequel the recently released "AVATAR - The Way of Water".   Kate Winslet learned diving for this film and under water photography and shoot had a  long spell.  Kate Winslet broken the record of Tom Cruise by holding her breath underwater for a whopping 7.12 minutes !