the science of sleep

this movie was a pleasure to watch from its start to its too abrupt end. usually I find dream sequences annoying but these were beautiful, creative and so intertwined with the reality plotline that it didn't matter where one ended and the other began. of course it also helps that I have loved watching Charlotte Gainsbourg in movies since the 80s, and Gael Garcia Bernal is so adorable it doesn't matter how crazy he is, you still want to hug him. I was wondering how Michel Gondry would or could follow Eternal Sunshine of the Sleepless Mind, and now I know - with this gorgeous movie that made me feel nostalgic for the madness I've let go of over the years. I also tried the Fine Arts Cafe fare - it felt good to be munching on a plastic-wrapped $9 shrimp tempura roll and sipping a plastic cup of red wine, curled up in the big comfy seat.