The Science Of Sleep…

I went to see The Science Of Sleep with the Missus at the Curzon Soho at the weekend.

For those not in the know the Soho Curzon is a very trendy cinema that shows foreign arthouse movies that draw a very hip and chic crowd. And me. Sometimes…

Although going here to watch films with meaningful silences and subtitles can sometimes be a drag, there is a plus side – and that plus side is that some arty films are French which means they must have sexy actresses. It’s like a rule and this film adhered to the rule and boasted the services of Charlotte Gainsbourg who sounds French but is actually English.

And it was a win double because the male lead was Gael García Bernal (of Bad Education fame) so both myself and the Missus had eye candy to view. Bernal is actually a lucky fella because he is on the wife’s Allowed List alongside Johnny Depp and Christian Slater. Gainsbourg is now also on my allowed list alongside Ani Difranco and Mary Shelley. Although because Shelley is dead I feel I should have another pick.

Anyway the film, directed by Michel Gondry who helmed Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, was quite a treat. It’s an offbeat love story about a man who can’t distinguish between his conscious and unconscious states. It sounds utter cock but it’s very sweet and bizarrely uplifting. It’s also visually quite stunning.

Worth a look…