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Memoria
Directed by
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Produced by Michael Weber, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Simon Field, Keith Griffiths, Diana Bustamante, Julio Chavezmontes, and Charles de Meaux
Written by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Produced by Michael Weber, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Simon Field, Keith Griffiths, Diana Bustamante, Julio Chavezmontes, and Charles de Meaux
Written by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
With:
Tilda Swinton, Elkin Díaz, Jeanne Balibar, Juan Pablo Urrego, and Daniel Giménez Cacho
Cinematography:
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Editing: Lee Chatametikool
Music: César López
Editing: Lee Chatametikool
Music: César López
Runtime:
136 min
Release Date: 30 September 2021
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 30 September 2021
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Tilda Swinton plays a Scottish orchidologist living in Colombia trying to get to the bottom of a mysterious sound that apparently only she can hear in the first English language picture (and first with a major star) from Thai writer-director Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Every bit as oblique and meditative as his other works of “slow cinema,” Memoria lives up to its title, Apichatpong’s rep, and Neon’s unique theatrical-only roadshow release strategy. ‘Nuff Said.