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Memento & Following

Memento & Following

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Publication Date: June 15th, 2001
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN:
9780571210473
Pages:
240
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Description

The screenplay for the cult film that took audiences by storm

Memento is a remarkably layered, psychological-puzzle film that explores the narrative possibilities of noir, turning its detective into a surrogate for the spectator while forcing the audience to embark on the same kind of sleuthing its main character is involved in. Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) is a former insurance investigator who since his wife's rape and apparent murder has suffered from a condition that renders him unable to form new memories. Despite his affliction, he's vowed to find his wife's killer and keeps track of his search with scribbled notes, Polaroids, clues tattooed on his body, and sheaves of documents. But as the film progresses everything Leonard holds as fact is undermined in a heart-pounding narrative that will keep audiences guessing until the final reel-and beyond.
Also contained in this volume is the screenplay for Following, Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed debut. The film follows an aspiring writer who finds an unlikely ally in a burglar who claims he breaks into houses only to experience other people's lives.

About the Author

Christopher Nolan is a film director, screenwriter, and producer of many critically-acclaimed films, including Memento, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Inception. He lives in Los Angeles.

Praise for Memento & Following

“This jolting jigsaw puzzle of a movie grabs you and won't let go.” —Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

“Deconstructs time and space with Einstein-caliber dexterity in the service of a delectably disturbing tale of revenge. [A] beautifully structured puzzle, which sustains its mystery until the punch-packing resolution of the final frames.” —Lisa Nesselson, Variety