The Science of Sleep, Michel Gondry, France, 2006, color, 35 mm, 106′ | 2008 Voyage Fantastique
Nell’anno 2001, nella città di Kurd, un piano ben prestabilito molti anni prima ha fatto sì che un’organizzazione tecnologicamente perfetta tenga sotto controllo tutta la popolazione. I cittadini, incanalati in una collettività generale sin dalla nascita, vengono allevati come automi e privati di ogni personalità individuale.
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The Science of Sleep, a playful romantic fantasy set inside the topsy-turvy brain of Stephane Miroux, an eccentric young man whose dreams constantly invade his waking life. While slumbering, he is the charismatic host of “Stephane TV,” expounding on “The Science of Sleep” in front of cardboard cameras. In “real life,” he has a boring job at a Parisian calendar publisher and pines for Stephanie, the girl in the apartment across the hall. While Stephanie is initially charmed by Stephane, she is confused by his childishness and shaky connection to reality.
