The Making of Memento

The Making of Memento
Author: James Mottram
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2011-05-05
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0571279511

The brilliance of Christopher Nolan's ingenious thriller Memento has had moviegoers coming back for more. James Mottram now offers the fullest imaginable guide to the film's many complexities. Memento's protagonist Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) is on a mission to find the man who murdered his wife. But Leonard suffers from a rare form of amnesia, and in order to keep track of his life he must surround himself with written reminders, some etched on his own flesh . . . This invaluable guidebook steers the reader through the mysteries of the movie's making and its many possible meanings, with expert guidance from Nolan himself and his key creative collaborators.

Memento & Following

Memento & Following
Author: Christopher Nolan
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2001-06-15
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0571210473

"This volume includes both screenplays, plus an interview with Christopher Nolan and Jeremy Theobald ... about the the making of Following, and a piece by Christopher Nolan and his brother Jonathan Nolan, author of the story on which Memento was based, in which they recall the conception of the film"--P. [4] of cover.

Memento

Memento
Author: Claire Molloy
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2010-02-28
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0748637737

The book introduces Memento as an important independent film and uses it to explore relationships between "e;indie,"e; arthouse and commercial mainstream cinema, independent film marketing practices and online fan communities. The book also locates Memento within debates around key film studies concepts such as genre, narrative and reception.

Memento 13

Memento 13
Author: Milena
Publisher: M Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2015-09-26
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781909323131

The book reveals a deep connection between Geometry, God's Love and the Self by focusing on the Geometry of Creation and patterns behind shapes, events and feelings. A selfward journey is signposted by the topics such as Numbers, Golden Proportion, Fractals, Spirals and Music. With its artistic fusion of written and the full colour visual elements the book informs, entertains and inspires. The foreword is written by Egyptian architects Dr Ibrahim F. Karim MEMENTO 13 will appeal to a wide audience because it bridges the gap between writings on self-discovery intended for the academic and those designated for the layperson. It is meant to equally intrigue philosophers, scientists, architects, artists, as well as general readers who want to understand more about the fascinating properties of geometry and numbers and their relationship to the Creation, life, art and the self. The book is structured through 13 chapters. Author intertwines disciplines, cultures, ages, topics of visible and invisible, physical and metaphysical, Earth and Sky, into a unique tapestry of scientific and spiritual knowledge. Reinforced by a distinctive visual beauty, with 360 captioned illustrations, produced in full colour Memento 13 is an extraordinary book on geometric paths that Creator's Love and Consciousness travel through, leading us to His Essence in our own being. The book is an authentic contribution to the topic of sacred geometry and spiritual growth. Author explores the bigger picture of life in which everything is interconnected in a perfect (geometrical) order, wherein individual behaviour unmistakably impacts on others and the whole. She highlights that recognising the Oneness of Creation is the key to comprehending the truth of life and the self. While exploring mathematical dimension of the self through the topics such as Numbers, Golden Proportion, Fractals, Spirals and Music, Memento 13 blends science and spirituality into one wisdom.

Christopher Nolan's Memento - Analysis of the narrative structure of a noirish revenge film

Christopher Nolan's Memento - Analysis of the narrative structure of a noirish revenge film
Author: Torben Schmidt
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2003-04-11
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 3638183882

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 1 (A), University of Frankfurt (Main) (Institute for England and American Studies), course: Decadenca and Modernism in Late 20th Century Cinema, language: English, abstract: Christopher Nolan’s low budget film Memento (2000), which is based on the concept of a short story named Memento Mori written by Nolan’s brother Jonathan, was certainly one of the most successful films in the United States in 2000. In most cinemas it was shown for more than 15 weeks in the summer season – the most competitive season of the year. While the success of many modern Hollywood films is a result of “money, hype and more money”, Memento “represents a triumph of writing, directing, and performance” (Klein 2001). This film belongs to the so called neo-noir and revenge-film genre. In this paper these two genres will first of all be described in detail. Afterwards, the plot and the narrative structure of Memento – which is extremely complex, clever and demands intelligence and constant attention from its spectators – will be discussed.

Memento

Memento
Author: Andrew Kania
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2009-06-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1135974977

Within a short space of time, the film Memento has already been hailed as a modern classic. Memorably narrated in reverse, from the perspective of Leonard Shelby, the film’s central character, it follows Leonard’s chaotic and visceral quest to discover the identity of his wife’s killer and avenge her murder, despite his inability to form new long-term memories. This is the first book to explore and address the myriad philosophical questions raised by the film, concerning personal identity, free will, memory, knowledge, and action. It also explores problems in aesthetics raised by the film through its narrative structure, ontology, and genre. Beginning with a helpful introduction that places the film in context and maps out its complex structure, specially commissioned chapters examine the following topics: memory, emotion, and self-consciousness agency, free will, and responsibility personal identity narrative and popular cinema the film genre of neo-noir Memento and multimedia Including annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, Memento is essential reading for students interested in philosophy and film studies.