Film

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004

Directed by Michel Gondry

  • Science Fiction, Drama, Romance
  • 108 min
  • R

You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story.

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

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