The movie 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' was released in theaters, gaining critical acclaim for its innovative narrative and emotional depth.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, recognizing Charlie Kaufman's exceptional writing.
Joel meets Clementine on a train to Montauk, sparking their romantic relationship.
The beginning of Joel and Clementine's romantic relationship.
Joel and Clementine's relationship starts to worsen with increasing arguments and distance.
Clementine undergoes the memory erasure procedure at Lacuna to erase memories of Joel.
Joel finds out Clementine has erased him from her memory and decides to undergo the same procedure.
Joel starts the Lacuna memory erasure procedure to forget Clementine.
While being erased, Joel attempts to hide memories of Clementine within other memories to keep them from being erased.
Joel relives various memories of their relationship, including happy and painful moments.
Joel decides he doesn't want to forget Clementine and attempts to stop the procedure.
After both have undergone memory erasure, Joel and Clementine meet again and feel a connection.
Joel and Clementine discover that they had erased each other from memory but still end up pursuing a relationship.