Michel Franco's measured look at the lives of two people who seem to be strangers to each other breaks apart the soul before putting it back together.
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist.About midway through Memory, the latest drama from writer-director Michel Franco that stars Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, there is a moment that lightly calls attention to how much time seems to have passed.
This all begins with intimate close-ups of various people doing recollections of their own at an AA meeting. They are all there to talk about Sylvia who has made being a part of the group a foundational component of her life. When not there, she relies on order and structure as much as she can. She works as a social worker and as a mother to her daughter Anna, played with a quiet authenticity by Brooke Timber in her feature debut, while keeping mostly to herself.
Franco Offers No Easy Answers in 'Memory' While this clarity over Saul’s mind helps us to understand how he came to be outside Sylvia’s apartment, there is still much that we don’t know about his past. At one point, when the two later go on what seems like a tranquil walk in the park, she confronts him in more detail about why he followed her and makes clear she believes that they do share a painful past together.
Chastain and Sarsgaard Are Outstanding in 'Memory' If a film like this were to have anything less than perfection from its leads, it would likely fall to pieces. Thankfully, the story comes to life in the hands of two veteran performers at their very best. Both Chastain and Sarsgaard create moments where they tear through the very soul.
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