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Michel FrancoScenario:
Michel FrancoCamera:
Yves CapeActeurs:
Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Elsie Fisher, Merritt Wever, Josh Charles, Jessica Harper, Blake Baumgartner, Josh Philip Weinstein (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Maatschappelijk werkster Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) leidt een overzichtelijk en gestructureerd leven. Ze verdeelt haar tijd over haar dochter, baan en AA-bijeenkomsten. Dit wordt overhoop gegooid als Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) haar na hun middelbare school reünie naar huis volgt. Deze onverwachte hereniging heeft een grote impact op hun beide levens en zet de deur naar het verleden wagenwijd open. (September Film)
(meer)Recensie (2)
Memory is a small, intimate, deeply felt drama about two wounded souls who find love in each other. The character studies presented by the wonderful Jessica Chastain are always entertaining, but doubly so here. Her performance gave me goosebumps. Peter Sarsgaard is also excellent; you will feel the chemistry between them in their every touch. But the film didn’t have to end so quickly; the characters of the parents and the parallel with childhood could have been further developed, making Memory an even more intense and complex psycho-drama. [San Sebastian International Film Festival]
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(KVIFF 2024) (Spoiler alert!) Memory is a remarkable archive of memories, knowledge, feelings and other ingredients. While Sylvia would prefer to forget some things from the past, Saul would certainly be glad for some memories. I thought the major plot twist would occur at the level of the Sylvie-Paul relationship, and I appreciate that it didn't. Michel Franco's Memory is an intimate, poignant drama about two wounded souls seeking to heal each other. And this time, I didn't even mind that the film's conclusion was rather abrubt at least I had something to think about.
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