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11 October 2000 (France) moreTagline:
Some memories are best forgottenPlot:
A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 42 wins & 32 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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An unforgettable trip into the mind of a man with no memory moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Guy Pearce | ... | Leonard | |
| Carrie-Anne Moss | ... | Natalie | |
| Joe Pantoliano | ... | Teddy Gammell | |
| Mark Boone Junior | ... | Burt | |
| Russ Fega | ... | Waiter | |
| Jorja Fox | ... | Leonard's Wife | |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | ... | Sammy | |
| Harriet Sansom Harris | ... | Mrs. Jankis | |
| Thomas Lennon | ... | Doctor | |
| Callum Keith Rennie | ... | Dodd | |
| Kimberly Campbell | ... | Blonde | |
| Marianne Muellerleile | ... | Tattooist | |
| Larry Holden | ... | Jimmy |
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Rated R for violence, language and some drug content.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
113 min | Turkey:107 min (TV version)Country:
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EnglishAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
USA:R (certificate #37211) | Iceland:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 (re-rating) | Ireland:18 (original rating) | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG (censored version) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16Fun Stuff
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The novel Leonard's wife is shown reading is 'Claudius the God', by Robert Graves. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the Jaguar Teddy gives Leonard the address of the Discount Inn. Teddy met Leonard at this motel earlier and therefore knows that he is already staying there. Leonard did not check out when they left and should therefore have both a picture and the key to room 21 in his possession. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Leonard Shelby: [voiceover] So where are you? You're in some motel room. You just - you just wake up and you're in - in a motel room. There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week, three months. It's - it's kind of hard to say. I don't - I don't know. It's just an anonymous room.
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Motherlode moreFAQ
If Leonard is not faking and has AMD how can he remember...How did Leonard know where Dodd was staying and where Natalie lived?
Who killed Leonard's wife?
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If you're looking for something intense, suspenseful, and different than your usual effects-packed thriller, this is the best movie you will see all year. You will be talking about Memento at work, at the grocery store (to total strangers!), and you will find yourself joining conversations when you hear the word "Memento." That's why this little film that received almost no marketing stayed in theaters for months and was in the top 10 money makers for several weeks.
The movie starts with a murder -- a revenge killing, in fact. But was the right person killed?
Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) is a man with no short-term memory. He hasn't been able to form new memories since the night his wife was murdered. Now he's on a hunt to find the murderer but with no way of remembering names, dates, places, facts and faces. Instead he tattoos himself with mementos of his search. When someone knows his name, he checks Polaroids to see if he knows them. Does he like this person? Does he trust this person? Is this the killer? He doesn't know unless he's scribbled a note.
Don't worry about trying to empathize with Leonard because Writer/Director Christopher Nolan puts you right in Leonard's shoes. You live the story in reverse order so that you never know more than Leonard does. In one scene you see Leonard getting information from a person who knows him -- maybe a good person; maybe bad. In the next scene you see a previous meeting between the two which sheds more light on their relationship. Later still you see how they met. But is that all of the story? You've yet to find out... and you won't know everything until the last scene. By living it backwards, you, like Leonard, have no knowledge of what came before.
It's brilliant story telling. But you might get frustrated because you don't know what's going on. That's normal. In fact, that's the whole idea. Just sit back, try to relax (though that's difficult in this movie), and find out just how twisted and complex Leonard's world is.
This film will leave its own memento on your mind, and you'll have a hard time forgetting how much you enjoyed it.