We’ve got 10 double passes for the Sydney screening of Michel Gondry’s upcoming movie The Science of Sleep. Described as ‘a whimsical trip into a cut-and-paste wonderland fashioned from cardboard tubes, cellophane, and imagination’, the latest creation from the award-winning Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, music videos for Foo Fighters and The White Stripes) features starring performances from Gael Garcia Bernal (Babel) and Charlotte Gainsbourg (Lemming). To be in the running for a double pass either leave a comment under this posting saying why you really want to see this movie (and let’s face it, Gondry’s genius alone is a damn good reason) or forward this post onto at least five friends by April 30. Winners will be announced below. Click the ‘read more’ link for a full synopsis of the movie.
‘The Science of Sleep, a playful romantic fantasy set inside the topsy-turvy brain of Stephane Miroux (Gael Garcia Bernal), 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 (Charlotte Gainsbourg), 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. Stephane’s co-worker, Guy (Alain Chabat) a vulgar but practical man, offers advice on the opposite sex, but Stephane is too far in the clouds to listen. Unable to find the secret to Stephanie’s heart while awake, Stephane searches for the answer in his dreams’.
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YOU'RE SAYING (26)
dee said | 17 April, 2007
To fall asleep and be awaken in a world created by Michel, that does not hinder the suffocation of reality.
trent said | 17 April, 2007
to see gondry’s cameo in the thirteenth minute!
am said | 18 April, 2007
if eternal sunshine is anything to go by, this will not disappoint, perhaps it may even surpass my great expectations.I’m sure i’ll not be disappointed! Love Gael GarcÃa Bernal too!
Dave said | 18 April, 2007
because I have always enjoyed the work of the parties involved, and many people that have intelligent opinions say its a cracker!!
yasmin said | 20 April, 2007
i really really really really really really really really really wanna see this movie for several reasons. the most pressing being i’m just embarking on making a series of artworks based on my dreams and would find this movie really inspiring. it’s been recommended to me by friends and lecturers alike. also, i just love anything michel gondry does, and it co-stars the spawn of serge gainsbourg. what more could one ask for in a movie? actually, tickets to a melbourne screening….
Nathan said | 20 April, 2007
I saw him solve a rubix cube with his feet!!!
Anybody who solves a rubix cube with their feet deserve my attention 
Wendy said | 20 April, 2007
Michel Gondry & Gael GarcÃa Bernal — what more does a girl want!
Andres said | 20 April, 2007
Monsieur Gondry will not dissappoint you.
The movie is awesome, colorful, beautiful.
matt burga said | 20 April, 2007
Because right now I can’t sleep. So really need to learn the science of sleep :]
Leah said | 20 April, 2007
Because if the top two images are anything to go by, it looks like a wild trip with beautiful happenings.
Zarah said | 20 April, 2007
zolton its my birthday on the 27th of April and I will be turning 27! so its that special birthday that only comes once in your whole life you see and i think this would be a special present!!
(i am being cute to win you over is it working??)
also Michel Gondry is a favourite of mine and aw inspiring and also pretty cute and french
xxxxx
meow
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Lia said | 20 April, 2007
Amazingly interested in reality/dream dynamics, and quirky love stories always float my boat. Nice sounding plot with appealing visuals? It’s a total go. So bottom line is, “Pick me!”.
Ian M. said | 20 April, 2007
Because it looks like my real world ;]
Jeremy said | 20 April, 2007
Why do I want to see?
I have been blind for most of my life and don’t get me wrong I don’t have a pervading sense of sorrow and aching heart, for my “misfortune” in having been denied the opportunity to interact in the world with the benefit of an intact, healthy body. I’ve never wallowed in bitterness and self-pity, I learned to use his remaining senses of hearing, touch, smell, and taste to become a happy, positive, and resourceful human being, with a keen sensitivity toward — and appreciation of — the world and the people around me. I’ve recently regained my sight and cannot describe the world I see before me, colours so loud and vibrant the world is screaming with life. Some times I close my eyes and long for my cocooned life again where everything made sense. I feel this film would be an important step in my journey to come to terms with the overwhelming emotions before me and an amazing introduction to the world of the visual.
Oh and I love winning free shit.
Michael said | 20 April, 2007
I want to see this movie if only to educate my bf on good cinema. He needs to understand that there are movies out there that dont involve superheroes…. PLEASE HELP ME!!! (us)
Will said | 20 April, 2007
Gondry is my Dad. I am Gondry’s love child. Brough forth from his creative head fucks.
Richard said | 20 April, 2007
Because I had a falling out with Michel over a girl a few weeks ago, and told him i’d never pay for another one of his silly movies. Please help us put an end to all this fighting with a freebie.
paul said | 20 April, 2007
i’ll wear my girlfriends pj’s to the the sydney screening if you give me the tickets.
Anderson said | 20 April, 2007
Would love to see Gondry’s new movie – true innovator, in a world of filmic conventions, he is the only guy pushing boundaries… keen to check out his work on the big screen!
Georgia said | 20 April, 2007
So i have somewhere to take the person I’m losing sleep over…
Ed said | 20 April, 2007
If I don’t see this, I will never dream again.
matt said | 23 April, 2007
i have had the worlds shittiest day
which made me sad
you have free tickets to Michel Gondry’s movie
which makes me happy
please may i have a ticket
for the sake of happiness
Anne said | 23 April, 2007
Because I want to be inspired to look at the world in a whimsical playful way … and stare at Gael Garcia Bernal’s gorgeous face 
Zolton said | 3 May, 2007
Hey all, thanks so much for taking the time to enter this competition. The winners of the tickets to see Science Of Sleep are Jeremy, Zarah. Yasmin, Georgia, Josh and Kate. If you could email me with your postal addresses, we’ll make sure you get the chance to witness this little slice of Gondry genius.
Zolton
paul said | 3 May, 2007
come on people …i said i’d wear my girlfriend’s PJ’s to the opening…. enough said.. give me the tickets.
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