The Science of Sleep

La Science des rêves (2006)

Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

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All about film

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Actors and characters

Release date

2006-06-25

Country

France, Italy

Production

Canal+, Gaumont, TPS Star, France 3 Cinéma, Mikado Film, Partizan Films

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Budget

$6 000 000

Revenue

$15 019 789

Website

http://www.lasciencedesreves-lefilm.com/accueil.htm

Director

Michel Gondry

Actors

Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Miou-Miou, Alain Chabat, Emma de Caunes, Aurélia Petit, Sacha Bourdo, Pierre Vaneck, Stéphane Metzger, Alain de Moyencourt
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Michel Gondry, Georges Bermann, Frédéric Junqua

Operator

Jean-Louis Bompoint

Composer

Jean-Michel Bernard

Artist

Audition

Julie Navarro, Nathalie Guillaume

Editing

Juliette Welfling
All team (13)

• Above Stefan’s bed hangs an envelope from The Smiths’ record “How Soon Is Now?”. Envelopes from records by the British band The Cure also hang above it. In the shots where young Stefan lies in bed covered in his own vomit, with his hands appearing incredibly large, we see a cardboard cutout with cupids drawn on it on the left wall – the same illustration is on the cover of the album “Japanese Whispers.” And in all “present” time scenes where this same wall is visible, an envelope from the album “Three Imaginary Boys” hangs in the same place.
• The characters in the film constantly switch the language they speak: English, French, and Spanish are heard in the movie. According to the director, he hadn't planned this, as the lead actor Gael García Bernal had promised to learn French by the start of filming, but failed to keep his promise.
• Rhys Ifans was originally slated to play the lead role. He worked with director and screenwriter Michel Gondry on early drafts of the script and is also mentioned in the final credits among those to whom the filmmakers express their gratitude.
• Above Stefan’s bed hangs an envelope from The Smiths record “How Soon Is Now?”. Envelopes from records by the British band The Cure also hang above it. In the shots where little Stefan lies on the bed covered in his own vomit, with his hands incredibly large, we see a cardboard cutout with cupids drawn on it on the left wall – the same illustration is on the cover of the album “Japanese Whispers.” And in all the “present day” scenes where the same wall is visible, the envelope from the album “Three Imaginary Boys” hangs in the same place.