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Memory

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Memory

R

Released Dec 22, 2023

1h 40m

Drama

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Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.

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Critics Consensus

A searingly powerful union of filmmaker and cast, Memory finds writer/director Michel Franco exploring complex, mature themes brought brilliantly to life by stars Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

Memory is a remarkably humane film that avoids any obvious missteps that would see it collapse into movie-of-the-week social issue melodrama terrain

Jun 18, 2024

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Steph Green

Empire Magazine

Chastain and Sarsgaard are a class act — their touching, tactile chemistry is the film’s triumph.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 18, 2024

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Insinuating and bravely acted, Memory is plotted like a play: there are shades of Florian Zeller’s The Father, albeit with the dementia theme as only one side of the coin here.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 29, 2024

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Juan Jose Cruz

Cine Premiere

Although it is at times flawed, Memory is a great vehicle for its protagonists to shine. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 7, 2025

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James Croot

The Post NZ

It’s a tale filled with regrets and recriminations, but writer-direct Michel Franco cleverly only gradually reveals all the details, keeping the viewer guessing as to where our sympathies should lie.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 30, 2024

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

A shrewdly selective release of crucial information throughout the script makes Memory a genuinely unforgettable experience.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 20, 2024

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Marcianne W

This was definitely not a mainstream movie and I say that in a complimentary way. Wonderful performances by the entire cast. A very sad but touching story. Beaitiful in many ways.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Deb Ealden

Its an engaging and heartwarming story. Excellent acting from all the actors.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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Gerald W

Great acting! Slow, but profound.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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Carole H

Well acted. Interesting presentation of problems with alzheiimers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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dianne c

Great cast weak script very slow

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Anne M

Great acting, interesting story but it kept shifting gears so I wasn't sure where it was trying to go. Ultimately, worth while.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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Synopsis

Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.

Director: Michel Franco
Producer: Michel Franco, Duncan Montgomery, Eréndira Núñez Larios, Alex Orlovsky
Screenwriter: Michel Franco
Distributor: Ketchup Entertainment
Production Co: Screen 1, Teorema Films, The Match Factory, High Frequency Entertainment, MUBI, Case Study Films
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 20, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $378.7K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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