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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Julian Wood FILMINK (Australia) The film demands a certain patience but, if you meet it halfway, it is both human and moving. Rated: 17/20 Oct 25, 2024 Full Review Daniel Allen Loud and Clear Reviews An intimate and softly provoking dementia drama with some brilliant performances, it is genuinely interesting to see how Memory plays out. It teases darker directions the narrative could take but remains restrained. Rated: 4/5 Jul 25, 2024 Full Review Abe Friedtanzer Cinema Daily US Watching Chastain and Sarsgaard share the screen is a worthwhile exercise...those who have seen similar progressions in friends and family matters to what both Sylvia and Saul go through will surely find their portrayals resonant. Rated: B+ Jul 23, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Deb Ealden Its an engaging and heartwarming story. Excellent acting from all the actors. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/24 Full Review Gerald W Great acting! Slow, but profound. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/24 Full Review Carole H Well acted. Interesting presentation of problems with alzheiimers. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/24 Full Review dianne c Great cast weak script very slow Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/24 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
The Match Factory, MUBI, High Frequency Entertainment, Case Study Films, Teorema Films, Screen 1
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Graphic Nudity)
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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