Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Iain Reid ’s novel , I’m Thinking Of Ending matter , has recently been adapted into a Netflix film by Charlie Kaufman . Kaufman is the screenwriter behindBeing John Malkovich , Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind , andAnomalisa , the latter of which he also co - conduct .
I ’m Thinking Of Ending Thingsis only the third plastic film he has directed , but it has been praise by critics . On the surface , the film is about a couple on their way to run across the boyfriend ’s parents . The girlfriend is consider ending the relationship , hence the title . As the fib move on , it becomes clear that the title could be referring to suicide , and that it also might not be about either of these two eccentric .
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
Just like Kaufman ’s most recent task , Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mindplays with meter in a likewise mind - flabbergast and opinion - provoking manner .
Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey star as aseemingly perfect but really very troubledcouple who delete the memories of each other after a painful breakup . The film shift between several sequence , each one differentiate by the change seasons - and Clementine ’s hair colouring material .
Anomalisa (2015)
David Thewlis allow the voice for this celluloid ’s main reference , Michael . Every other character is voiced by Tom Noonan - everyone except for Lisa , who is fetch to life by Jennifer Jason Leigh .
Michael meets Lisa during a piteous business trip and is confused but attracted to how different she is , even though everyone else considers her to be worthless .
Memento (2000)
For viewers who enjoy the mystery in Kaufman ’s Netflix photographic film , Christopher Nolan’sMementois indisputable to be another pleasurable watch - that is , enjoyable in the same puzzling , thrilling , and awe - inhale way of life . The movie play with time and bring place acrossseveral timelines .
Leanard Shelby ( Guy Pearce ) suffers from anterograde amnesia following an accident in his past . The last matter he recall is his married woman ’s death , and he is dictated to discover the man he believes kill her . This proves difficult , even when he leave himself notes and tattoos to prompt himself .
Lost In Translation (2003)
Sofia Coppola is the manager and writer behind the ambiguous kinship present inLost In Translation . Portrayed by Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray , Charlotte and Bob run across in a Tokyo hotel by chance .
Charlotte is the wife of a photographer , to whom she ’s been married only a few year , and Bob is a fading moving picture star who is in Japan to film a commercial for a mark of whiskey . This film is slightly uncanny , yet immaculately styled , and the kinship between the two characters is sounique as to be inscrutable , not unlike Jake and Lucy .
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)
The Perks Of Being A Wallfloweris a youthful adult movie ground on Stephen Chbosky’spopular novelof the same name . Logan Lerman stars as Charlie , a troubled teen whose genial health is struggling after the suicide of his friend . His only ally is his English teacher ( Paul Rudd ) , until he befriend a group of elderly students ( Emma Watson , Ezra Miller , Mae Whitman ) .
The conversations surrounding suicide , Charlie ’s past tense ( and the structure of the timeline ) , his self-examining personality , and his genial wellness are surprisingly similar to those brought up inI’m thought Of Ending Things .
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Another movie starring Kate Winslet , Revolutionary Roadsees her onscreen reunification with Leonardo DiCaprio . The 2008 film is aim by Sam Mendes , adapt from the novel by Richard Yates .
Just like Jake and Lucy , Frank and April seem to be the idealistic duad . They live in suburban Connecticut with their two children , but soon encounter issues in their marriage . April decide that she wants to move to Paris after failing to launch her vocation as a theatre actress , while her married man becomes more and more obsessed with his " work . "
Marriage Story (2019)
Similarly , Marriage Storyis an examination of the ways a on the face of it sodding relationship can lessen apart . However , in Noah Baumbach ’s film , the duo still has making love and esteem for each other at the destruction of the film .
Scarlett Johansson plays Nicole , a theatre actress , while Adam Driver portraysher married man Charlie , a phase film director . The movie swop between memories of their relationship and the present day , where they keep one’s nose to the grindstone their way through a painful divorce while looking after their Word .
American Beauty (1999)
Another Sam Mendes film , American Beautyisa suburban satirethat follows a married man ’s wearisome slide into imprint . Everything in his spirit seems average - double-dyed , in fact - until he realizes he ’s bored in his life .
His marriage starts struggle , so he turn his care to his daughter ’s booster , Angela . This infatuation becomes debatable very chop-chop , not least because Angela is a minor , and Lester is already married . The abstract flair of the film is sure to attract fans ofI’m intellection Of Ending Things .
A Star Is Born (2018)
Another remake of the 1954 musical starring Judy Garland and James Mason , A Star Is Bornis a 2018 celluloid conduct by Bradley Cooper . Cooper also stars as Jackson Maine , a famed instrumentalist who fight with alcoholism .
He meets and falls in passion with a struggling artist name Ally , portray by Lady Gaga . Jackson believes in her and boost her to act on her dream while dealing with his own home struggles . The third enactment enter themes that are prominent in Kaufman ’s movie . Of of course , fans will also enjoy the musical aspect .
La La Land (2016)
La La Landis another one for buff of musical comedy . Ryan Gosling andEmma Stoneplay a idle words piano player and aim actress , respectively . The two sports meeting in Los Angeles , where they return in sexual love and being a romantic family relationship .
While Sebastian require to open a night club , Mia is wrapped on making it big in the motion-picture show industry . They each realize a degree of succeeder , but it comes at the toll of their relationship . As their romanticism start to come asunder , they must select between their dream and their love .
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