Memory (2023 film)

Memory
Release poster
Directed by	Michel Franco
Written by	Michel Franco
Produced by	Michel Franco Eréndira Núñez Larios Alex Orlovsky Duncan Montgomery
Starring	Jessica Chastain Peter Sarsgaard Merritt Wever Brooke Timber Elsie Fisher Josh Charles Jessica Harper
Cinematography	Yves Cape
Edited by	Oscar Figueroa Michel Franco
Production companies	Teorema High Frequency Entertainment Screen Capital MUBI Case Study Films
Distributed by	Ketchup Entertainment
Release dates	8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) (Venice) 22 December 2023 (2023-12-22) (United States)
Running time	99 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100,000
Box office	$1.1 million[2][3]

Memory is a 2023 American drama film starring Jessica Chastain as Sylvia, a single mother and social worker grappling with her past, and Peter Sarsgaard as Saul, a man suffering from early onset dementia, in a story that intertwines their troubled lives following a high school reunion. The film is written and directed by Michel Franco. It also stars Merritt Wever, Brooke Timber, Elsie Fisher, Josh Charles and Jessica Harper. The film is a Mexican-American production.^[4]

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 8 September 2023. Sarsgaard won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance. It was released in limited theaters in the United States on December 22, 2023, before expanding wide on January 5, 2024.