I'll See You In My Dreams

Gael García Bernal's character in La Science des Rêves returns to France after his father dies in Mexico, to stay with his mother. She has preserved his bedroom just as it was when he was a boy. By his bed, stuck to the wall, are the album covers for The Smiths' How Soon is Now? and The Cure's Three Imaginary Boys. Robert Smith and Morrissey hated each other in the 80s. Recently, Robert Smith tried to meet Morrissey after a festival gig which they both played, but Morrissey remained aloof, hidden away and protected by his rockabilly guards. Give it up Robert, you'll never be friends.

Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gael's neighbour in the film, is Serge Gainsbourg's daughter. She is not an actress; she played her role as naturalistic as possible, as if the character were herself. She was very loveable, especially because she had no make-up on. And she wore the same pair of jeans and sweater, day in day out. Her body language reminded me of someone I know, but I can't place my finger (despite feeling it touching her skin.) It's like the feeling of rubbing two fingers together, which belong to two different people. You lose touch with your own finger.

I've had dreams, just like Gael's character, where language does not match the speaking mouth, where sex is goofy, where the world collapses and it's easy to fly. My dreams, however, do not censor nudity for the sake of a PG-13 rating. Trying to reach as large an audience as possible is never good. On the other hand, Gael's butt and cock grace the screen for a second. If I had a time machine that could travel to the past for just one second, I could press that button over and over again until I'd memorised his nakedness. That would be useful.