Memento

Plot

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

About Memento

Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on the 2001 short story "Memento Mori" by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano, the film follows Leonard Shelby (Pearce), a man who has anterograde amnesia, resulting in the inability to form new long-term memories. He uses an elaborate system of photos, notes, and tattoos in an attempt to uncover the perpetrator who killed his wife and caused him to sustain the condition. The film's non-linear narrative is presented as two different sequences of scenes interspersed during the film: a series in black-and-white that is shown chronologically, and a series of color sequences shown in reverse order (simulating for the audience the mental state of the protagonist). The two sequences meet at the end of the film, producing one complete and cohesive narrative. Memento premiered in the Cinema del Presente section at the 57th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2000, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 16, 2001. The film was highly acclaimed by critics, who praised the performances of the cast, its nonlinear structure, and themes of memory, perception, grief, and self-deception. It was also a commercial success, grossing $43 million against its $5–9 million production budget and gained a…

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