Memory (HKIFF48)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
4 Apr 2024 (Thu)
Category
--- (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
103 Minutes
Language
English
Subtitle
Chinese
Director
Michel Franco
Cast
Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Brooke Timber, Merritt Wever
Synopsis
A recovering alcoholic single mother struggles to shake off her past trauma, while he, suffering from early onset dementia, tries to get to grips with the immediate past. As their surprise encounter at a high school reunion develops into an intimate relationship, they open the door to a past that profoundly impacts them both. Famed for his natural austerity, Franco (Sundown, 46th) tears open abuse and psychological violence with his icily contrived camera, delivering an absorbing story acted with superlative delicacy by Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at Venice.
A recovering alcoholic single mother struggles to shake off her past trauma, while he, suffering from early onset dementia, tries to get to grips with the immediate past. As their surprise encounter at a high school reunion develops into an intimate relationship, they open the door to a past that profoundly impacts them both. Famed for his natural austerity, Franco (Sundown, 46th) tears open abuse and psychological violence with his icily contrived camera, delivering an absorbing story acted with superlative delicacy by Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at Venice.
