Single Serving Cinema

Single Serving Cinema looks at one critical scene in a movie every other week. We explore how the scene is constructed, what the scene achieves, and what it can tell us about the movie as a whole. Hosted by Tim & Tay.

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SSC 57: Memento ( Nolan, 2000)

August 09, 2023 • Tim & Tay

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Tim & Tay explore the movie that launched Christopher Nolan's career in proper: Memento. We talk about its innovative story structure, the way it plays with the nature of film, and how Carrie-Anne Moss can be pretty mean sometimes.

Synopsis
A man with short-term memory loss tracks his wife’s killer, employing a series of habitual techniques to find his target and, eventually, take his revenge.

Starring Guy Pearce and directed by Christopher Nolan, Memento was released September 9, 2000.

Where to watch Memento.

Scene: 1:13:00- 1:17:17
Natalie returns home with a plan to aggravate and manipulate Leonard into helping her.

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