Close, not exact

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but for the lingering melancholy

Nothing in the catalog nails this hook as hard as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind does, but the films below come honestly close.

Solaris poster

Solaris

1972Russia★ 7.8subtitled

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.