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Memory

Directed by Michel Franco
2023
Mexico, USA, Chile
113 minutes
Unclassified 18+
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Peter Sarsgaard won Venice’s Best Actor award alongside the faultless Jessica Chastain (The Forgiven, SFF 2022) in this intricate New York romance from seasoned festival auteur Michel Franco (Sundown).

Chastain plays Sylvia, a single-mother social worker and recovering alcoholic with her life finally in control. However, traumas resurface when she is stalked by Saul (Sarsgaard) – an unwelcome figure from her past who fails to acknowledge his previous behaviour due to his early onset dementia. The incident ignites a companionship between the two, leading to healing and emotional confrontations. Franco’s script explores two people grappling with their past – Saul can’t remember, and Sylvia wants to forget. Franco’s films are not for the fainthearted, but his latest is deeply sensitive and compassionate, carried by pitch-perfect performances.

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.

Tickets

Tue 11 Jun
6pm
Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Sat 15 Jun
6pm
State Library of NSW
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Program Strand
Features
Year
2023
Classification
Unclassified 18+
Country
Mexico, USA, Chile
Language
In English
Director
Michel Franco
Producer
Michel Franco, Alex Orlovsky, Eréndira Núñez Larios, Duncan Montgomery
Cast
Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Merritt Wever
Screenwriter
Michel Franco
Cinematographer
Yves Cape
Editor
Michel Franco, Oscar Figueroa Jara
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Festival Award Winners, Cinephile
Company Credits
Sales Agent: The Match Factory
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