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Memento

The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films (BBC)

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Original title

Memento

Year

2000

Running time

115 min.

Country

United States

Director

Christopher Nolan

Screenwriter

Christopher Nolan. Story: Jonathan Nolan

Cast

Music

David Julyan

Cinematography

Wally Pfister

Producer

Summit Entertainment, Newmarket Capital Group, Team Todd, I Remember Productions. Distributor: Newmarket

Genre

Thriller. Mystery | Crime. Revenge. Neo-noir. Cult movie. Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

Leonard (Guy Pearce) is an insurance investigator whose memory has been damaged following a head injury he sustained after intervening on his wife's murder. His quality of life has been severely hampered after this event, and he can now only live a comprehendable life by tattooing notes on himself and taking pictures of things with a Polaroid camera. The movie is told in forward flashes of events that are to come that compensate for his unreliable memory, during which he has liaisons with various complex characters. Leonard badly wants revenge for his wife's murder, but, as numerous characters explain, there may be little point if he won't remember it in order to provide closure for him. The movie veers between these future occurrences and a telephone conversation Leonard is having in his motel room in which he compares his current state to that of a client whose claim he once dealt with.

Rankings Position

#30 Best Movies of the 21st century
#42 Best Thrillers in the history of film
#46 Best Mystery Films
#55 Best Crime Movies

Awards: 2001: Academy Awards: 2 Nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing

2001: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Screenplay

2001: Sundance Film Festival: Best Screenplay. 2 Nominations

2001: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Screenplay

2001: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 Movies of the Year

2001: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Screenplay

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