Memory (2023 film)

Memory
Release poster
Directed byMichel Franco
Written byMichel Franco
Produced by
  • Michel Franco
  • Eréndira Núñez Larios
  • Alex Orlovsky
  • Duncan Montgomery
Starring
CinematographyYves Cape
Edited by
Production
companies
  • Teorema
  • High Frequency Entertainment
  • Screen Capital
  • MUBI
  • Case Study Films
Distributed byKetchup Entertainment
Release dates
  • 8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) (Venice)
  • 22 December 2023 (2023-12-22) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million[2][3]

Memory is a 2023 American drama film starring Jessica Chastain as Sylvia, a single mother and social worker grappling with her past, and Peter Sarsgaard as Saul, a man suffering from early onset dementia, in a story that intertwines their troubled lives following a high school reunion. The film is written and directed by Michel Franco. It also stars Merritt Wever, Brooke Timber, Elsie Fisher, Josh Charles and Jessica Harper. The film is a Mexican-American production.[4]

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 8 September 2023. Sarsgaard won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance. It was released in limited theaters in the United States on December 22, 2023, before expanding wide on January 5, 2024.

  1. ^ "Memory (15)". BBFC. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Memory (2023)". The Numbers. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Memory (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Memory". La Biennale di Venezia. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.