The Science of Sleep
A dreamy young man becomes obsessed with a mysterious French woman and sets out to blur the line between his vivid fantasies and her reality, risking his sanity and love as imagination threatens to consume both their worlds.
“Close your eyes. Open your heart.”
Synopsis
A man, captivated by his dreams and imagination, becomes infatuated with a French woman and believes he can reveal his world to her.
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Principal cast & crew: 25
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Juliette WelflingShot by Jean Louis BompointScored by Jean Michel BernardDesigned by Stephane Rozenbaum
Box Office
2006 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$9.5M
Also known as
- Science of Sleep - Anleitung zum Träumende
- The Science of Sleep - Anleitung zum Träumende
- The Science of Sleepen
- La ciencia del sueñoes
- La Science des rêvesfr
- L'arte del sognoit
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Cast & Crew
25 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Gael Garcia Bernal
as Stéphane Miroux
Charlotte Gainsbourg
as Stéphanie
Miou Miou
as Christine Miroux
Alain Chabat
as Guy
Stephane Metzger
as Sylvain
Alain De Moyencourt
as Gérard
Pierre Vaneck
as Monsieur Pouchet
Emma De Caunes
as Zoé
Aurelia Petit
as Martine
Sacha Bourdo
as Serge
Inigo Lezzi
as M. Persinnet
Yvette Petit
as Ivana
Supporting cast
3Directors
1Writers
1Producers
3Other crew
8Parents Guide
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