"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (aka, "Eternal Sunshine") is a 2004 science fiction romantic comedy-drama that was written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry. It was produced by Steve Golin and Anthony Bregman. The film's focus follows an estranged couple who have erased each other from their memories. Pierre Bismuth, a French artist and filmmaker based in Brussels, created the story with Kaufman and Gondry. The ensemble cast includes Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson. The title of the film is a quotation from the 1717 poem "Eloisa to Abelard" by Alexander Pope.

The film received great acclaim from both critics and audiences, praising the plot, screenplay, Gondry's direction, and the acting provided by Carrey and Winslet. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and Winslet received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was also a box office success, reaching $74 million on a budget of $20 million.

Sam Mendes (b. August 1965) was the director of "American Beauty", a 1999 black comedy-drama film written by Alan Ball, "Road to Perdition", a 2002 American period crime film that was adapted by David Self from the graphic novel of the same, and "Skyfall", a 2012 spy film which became the twenty-third in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. Each of these three films received widespread critical and popular acclaim and were very big box office successes.

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