No.055　《Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind》　美丽心灵的永恒阳光　这世上有永恒的爱情吗

英文导读

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American romantic science fiction film about an estranged couple who have each other erased from their memories, scripted by Charlie Kaufman and directed by the French director, Michel Gondry. The film uses elements of science fiction, psychological thriller, and nonlinear narration to explore the nature of memory and romantic love. Kaufman and Gondry worked on the story with Pierre Bismuth, a French performance artist. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood, Jane Adams, and David Cross.

Jim Carrey stars as Joel Barish, a man who is informed that his ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their relationship erased from her brain via an experimental procedure performed by Dr. Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson). Not to be outdone, Joel decides to have the same procedure done to him. As Mierzwiak's bumbling underlings Stan (Mark Ruffalo) and Patrick (Elijah Wood) perform the operation on Joel—over the course of an evening, in his apartment—Joel struggles in his own mind to save the memories of Clementine from being deleted.

It opened in North America on March 19, 2004, and grossed over US$70 million worldwide.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was met with overwhelming acclaim, earning a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 93%, and Winslet's performance was generally praised. Roger Ebert commented, "Despite jumping through the deliberately disorienting hoops of its story, Eternal Sunshine has an emotional center, and that's what makes it work." Ebert later included the film in his "Great Movies" series.

The film was a critical and commercial success, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and has garnered a cult following. Winslet received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

获奖情况

2005年第77届奥斯卡：最佳原创剧本奖，并荣获最佳女主角提名。

影片信息

导演：米歇尔·冈瑞

编剧：查理·考夫曼

主演：金·凯瑞、凯特·温丝莱特、克斯汀·邓斯特、伊利亚·伍德

类型：剧情、爱情、科幻

制片国家（地区）：美国

上映日期：2004-03-19（美国）

片长：108分钟

又名：《无痛失恋》《王牌冤家》《灵光乍现》《纯洁心灵的永恒阳光》《无暇心灵的永恒阳光》

剧情简介

内向沉稳的约尔·巴瑞斯（金·凯瑞　饰）在一次聚会中认识了率真随性的克莱门蒂娜·克罗斯基（凯特·温丝莱特　饰），两人很快陷入热恋中，他们的日子在甜蜜和争吵中度过。

可是在一个情人节前夕，约尔发现了一个无法接受的事实。她的女友因为接受不了他们争吵的痛苦，竟然请精神病医生霍华德博士（汤姆·维尔金森　饰）抹去了自己脑袋中关于约尔的记忆。

约尔一边忍受着感情的折磨，一边试图帮助克莱门蒂娜找回丢失去的记忆。可是经历无数周折和努力之后，还是没有任何成效，他们之间的关系越来越远。于是，约尔决定找到霍华德博士，同样抹去关于克莱门蒂娜的记忆。

然而，在记忆渐渐消除的过程中，约尔发现自己并不想忘记这个自己深爱着的女人，不管是他们吵架还是痛苦，这些记忆都是珍贵的。霍华德博士虽费尽心思，但依旧没能成功消除约尔心灵深处对克莱门蒂娜的那份炽热的爱情之火。美丽心灵中那最后一抹阳光被永恒地保存了下来。

制作花絮

开始的演职员字幕表在电影中持续了18分钟。

所有在火车上的场景，的确是在一辆真实的、运行中的火车上拍摄的。

影片中出现在蒙托克的低语的声音是由凯特·温斯莱特自己声音的回音合成的，同时还有制作公司福克斯的一个工作人员的配音。当时情况是，在凯特·温斯莱特到来之前，这个年轻女士被邀请做一个快速的画外音，于是在电影中保留了下来。

在拍摄斯坦吓唬玛丽的时候，导演米歇尔·要斯坦每次都躲在不同的地方，来真的吓唬她。

重点学习

His ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their relationship erased from her brain

Erase from是英语中的一个固定搭配，它有“从（书写、印刷品等）中删除，抹掉，涂掉”的意思，比如：Please erase her name from the list.（请把她的名字从名单中删去。）另外，该搭配还有“忘却，忘掉”的意思，比如：She couldn't erase the terrible experience from her memory.（她无法把那次可怕的经历从记忆中抹去。）

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was met with overwhelming acclaim

文中的met with是英语中的一个固定搭配meet with的过去时态，该搭配最常见的意思是“偶然遇见；偶然发现”，比如：I met with an old friend in the street yesterday. （昨天我在街上遇到一位老朋友。）另外，它还有“经历；遭受；遭遇；获得”的意思，比如：Revolutionaries don't lose heart when they meet with setbacks.（革命者遭受挫折时是不会灰心的。）在文中，该搭配是“获得”的意思。

单词时间

estranged[i?streind?d] adj. 疏远的；不和的

erase[i?reiz] vi. 擦去，抹掉

nonlinear[n?n?lini?] adj. [电]非线性的

outdo[?aut?du] vt. 超过；胜过

procedure[prsi:d] n. 程序，手续；步骤

underling[nd?li?] n. 下属，部下；走卒

overwhelming[uvhwelmi?] adj. 压倒性的；势不可挡的

deliberately[di?lib?r?tli] adv. 故意地；谨慎地；慎重地

hoop[hu:p] n. 箍；铁环；呼呼声