SUBMITTED BY Fred Hill
April 8, 2001 — Here is a story by Ed Kelleher that talks about the movie and also memory loss...
Amnesia and memory loss have long been subjects of interest for filmmakers. Who can forget Ronald Colman searching for his past in Random Harvest or Gregory Peck Spellbound by Ingrid Bergman? Memento, a new film by young British director Christopher Nolan, explores the short-term effects of memory loss against the backdrop of a suspenseful chase film. Scripted by Nolan from a short story written by his brother Jonathan, Memento functions as both a smart psychological thriller and a noir-ish road movie that unfolds in reverse. Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the recent Sundance Film Festival, the Newmarket Films presentation opens March 16 in New York and Los Angeles.
Mementos protagonist Leonard, played by Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential), is trapped in an ongoing dilemma: how to find the man who raped and murdered his wife. But locating the killer is no easy task, since Leonard can barely recall events that happened 15 minutes ago. Memento explores this dilemma as Leonard tries to rebuild his existence out of photographs, charts and fragments of events. Along with Pearce, the movie stars Carrie-Anne Moss, who vaulted into stardom via the 1999 sci-fi thriller The Matrix, and Joe Pantoliano.
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