Spanish writer/director Michel Franco is a talented filmmakers whose two previous films Sundown and New Order were totally different to each other but showed a range of depth that isn't noticed much in movies nowadays. One film was humane and a 'different' side to a love story and the other was inhumane and about society collapsing with violence. New Order was a very scary film.
His latest Memory, is more the former. And like Tim Roth in Sundown, Franco gets magical performances from Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain.
I liked how Chastain's character felt comfortable with the character Saul because he was unable to either control or dominate her-something that she is escaping from.
One could argue about the theme of 'consent' and I think this is a question the film raises- can Saul consent to a sexual relationship with his caregiver even though he was dementia or is Sylvia's characters too emotionally scarred to either care or acknowledge?
Either way this is an original love story with two great performances, that I'll be remembering for a while to come.
His latest Memory, is more the former. And like Tim Roth in Sundown, Franco gets magical performances from Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain.
I liked how Chastain's character felt comfortable with the character Saul because he was unable to either control or dominate her-something that she is escaping from.
One could argue about the theme of 'consent' and I think this is a question the film raises- can Saul consent to a sexual relationship with his caregiver even though he was dementia or is Sylvia's characters too emotionally scarred to either care or acknowledge?
Either way this is an original love story with two great performances, that I'll be remembering for a while to come.