The Science of Sleep
Why this pick
Gondry again blends handmade surrealism with tender romantic longing, letting imagination physically reshape ordinary spaces in the same playful, melancholy spirit.
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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
Gondry again blends handmade surrealism with tender romantic longing, letting imagination physically reshape ordinary spaces in the same playful, melancholy spirit.
Why this pick
Another adaptation of Boris Vian’s novel, this earlier version retains the story’s poetic absurdity and doomed, dreamlike love without Gondry’s elaborate visual machinery.
Why this pick
Its saturated Paris, whimsical inventions and meticulous visual play offer a similarly enchanted everyday world, though with a warmer and more hopeful romantic pulse.
Why this pick
Less comic but equally sensuous and fragile, it uses music, color and uncanny coincidence to make romance feel intimate, mysterious and emotionally otherworldly.
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01 / THE STORY
Colin has a very pleasant life: he is rich, he loves the food his cook makes (Nicolas), he loves his pianocktail (contraction of piano and cocktail, a word invented by Vian) and his friend Chick.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Colin

Chloë

Nicolas
Alise

Isis

Le religieux

Le directeur de société

Jules Gouffé