2000 · 113 min · R

Memento

Name: Memento
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2000
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Russ Fega

Directed by Christopher Nolan · Mystery, Thriller

Memento (2000) is a Mystery film, directed by Christopher Nolan set in Los Angeles during the 2000s. It runs 113 minutes and is rated R.

A neo noir and murder mystery, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of memory & nostalgia, revenge, and identity play out through non linear / fractured timeline and unreliable narrator.

Composer

David Julyan

Cinematography

Wally Pfister

Cast

Guy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe PantolianoMark Boone JuniorRuss FegaJorja FoxStephen TobolowskyHarriet Sansom Harris

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Los Angeles

Setting

Urban

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Premise

Neo Noir Murder Mystery

Themes

Memory & Nostalgia Revenge Identity

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline Unreliable Narrator Frame Narrative

Tone

BleakTenseMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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