Episode 34: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: a film nerd and psychologist’s literal dream
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English - July 21, 2022 23:19 - 1 hour - 197 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsTV & Film Science Social Sciences Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Steph has the insightful Indi Gage from Hot Girls Theory podcast to talk about a movie they both adore, Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), written by Charlie Kaufman. We discuss how the film raises questions about our experience of relationships and the way our fallible memory can shape how we see them, as well as how we relate to the character of Clementine and have definitely dated a Joel or two in our time. Also, does Clementine have Borderline Personality Disorder or does she just have contextually significant hair colour?!
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CONTENT WARNING: stalker behaviour (Patrick), childhood trauma, discussion of fat phobia and ableism
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REFERENCES
Charlie Kaufman: 'The world is terrifying and destructive and dehumanising and tragic' | Anomalisa | The Guardian
This Profile of Charlie Kaufman Has Changed - The New York Times
Can Charlie Kaufman Get Out of His Head? | The New Yorker
The Gift of Memory: Charlie Kaufman on the Culture of Death
Michel Gondry: 'I wanted to bring out Jim Carrey's sadness' | Television & radio | The Guardian
Maureen Dowd Talks 'Mare of Easttown' With Kate Winslet - The New York Times
10 Movies That Got Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms (Mostly) Right
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - NeuroPsyFi
How Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Dismantles the Gender Objectification of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl Trope
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