Joel, in a fit of despair, decides to respond in kind, eager to rid himself of the memory of his cruel and inhuman lover. (Pages 29-32) After a startlingly brief period during which we’re treated to some of the ups and downs of Joel and Clementine’s relationship, the action abruptly cuts to Joel as he discovers that Clementine has decided to undergo the procedure to erase him from her memory. Clementine begins recounting her romantic entanglement with Joel, and the action flashes back to the fateful day when the pair met on a cold, cloudy day in Montauk. She announces that she has an appointment, and in short order is taken in to see the doctor. (Pages 5-10) In the opening moments, Clementine ambles into Lacuna Memory Erasure looking exhausted and perhaps a little hung-over. The non-linear narrative takes place mainly in Joel’s mind, allowing the audience to experience the full time-bending, spirograph-like story arc that’s both emotionally satisfying and memorably surreal.
#Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind script pdf#
pdf of the screenplay, click here.Īfter a whirlwind romance goes awry, Joel and Clementine elect to have their memories of one another permanently erased with the help of a fictional medical procedure.
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Today we’ll be taking a look at the 2004 romantic science-fiction comedy-drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michael Gondry. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Blue’s Beats #6 Blue’s Beats is a new blog series where we break down various nominated feature screenplays by identifying and discussing their important beats.