Memento

2000 film by Christopher Nolan

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"Memento" is a 2000 film by Christopher Nolan that tells the story of a man with short-term memory loss searching for his wife's killer, using an innovative reverse-chronological structure that mirrors his fragmented memory. The film is notable for pioneering a distinctive narrative technique that became influential in cinema and established Nolan as an innovative filmmaker.

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Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

Released: 2000-10-11113 minDir: Christopher NolanMystery, ThrillerBudget: $9.0MBox office: $40.1M

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Cast

Guy Pearce as Leonard
Carrie-Anne Moss as Natalie
Joe Pantoliano as Teddy
Mark Boone Junior as Burt
Russ Fega as Waiter
Jorja Fox as Leonard's Wife

Themes

drug dealer
amnesia
insulin
tattoo
waitress
motel
manipulation
flashback
confusion
revenge

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Ratings

IMDb

8.4/10

1,437,121 votes

Year: 2000
Runtime: 113 min
Genres: Mystery, Thriller

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Duration: 113
FilmAffinity ID: 931317
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Commons category: Memento (2000 film)
title: Memento
box office: 39665951
capital cost: 9000000
review score: 8.4/10
publication date: 2001-12-13

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Memento is a 2000 American neo noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on the short story "Memento Mori" by his brother Jonathan Nolan, which was published in March 2001. The film stars Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano. It follows Leonard Shelby (Pearce), a man who has anterograde amnesia—resulting in the inability to form new long-term memories—who uses an elaborate system of photographs, handwritten notes, and tattoos sprawled across his body in an attempt to uncover the perpetrator who killed his wife and caused him to sustain the condition.

The film's non-linear narrative is presented as two different sequences of scenes interspersed during the film: a series in black-and-white that is shown chronologically, and a series of color sequences shown in reverse order (simulating for the audience the mental state of the protagonist). The two sequences meet at the end of the film, producing one complete and cohesive narrative.