Memento

Titolo originale: Memento
Regia: Christopher Nolan |
Anno: 2000
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Mistero Thriller
Tag: drug dealer | amnesia | insulin | tattoo | waitress | motel | manipulation | flashback | confusion | revenge | murder | memory loss | memory | psychological thriller | whodunit | los angeles, california | polaroid | based on short story | nonlinear timeline | mourning | insurance agent | individuality | phone call | mysterious | disturbed | paranoid | neo-noir | somber | reverse chronology | introspective | remember | baffled | bewildered | bold | complicated |
Cast: Guy Pearce | Carrie-Anne Moss | Joe Pantoliano | Mark Boone Junior | Russ Fega | Jorja Fox | Stephen Tobolowsky | Harriet Sansom Harris | Thomas Lennon | Callum Keith Rennie | Kimberly Campbell | Marianne Muellerleile | Larry Holden |

Memento è l'imperativo del verbo difettivo latino "memini, isse" e può essere tradotto con "ricordati", che è la parola chiave del secondo lungometraggio di Christopher Nolan. Intorno a questo principio ruota infatti l'intera vicenda, non raccontata in modo lineare, ma attraverso un apparente caos che incarna il punto di vista del personaggio principale, Leonard Shelby, affetto da una particolare forma di amnesia, che lascia intatti i vecchi ricordi ma comporta la perdita della memoria breve. Attraverso un'affannosa ricerca compiuta per mezzo dell'azione e della scrittura, che serve a registrare ciò di cui la percezione non può farsi sicuro garante, il detective Shelby cerca l'assassino della moglie, l'ultimo ricordo che "non riesce a ricordare di dimenticare", in una labirintica realtà continuamente riazzerata e in cui non si può mai pronunciare l'ultima parola.

Frasi

Natalie: You know what one of the reasons for shor [...] D
Leonard: That's Sammy, not me. I told you about Sa [...] D
Teddy: Come on. You got your revenge. Enjoy it whi [...] D
[finding a beaten man in his closet] Leonard Shel [...] D
Leonard Shelby: [after kicking down a motel room d [...] D
Natalie: Is that what your little note says? It mu [...] D
Teddy: When she offers to help, it'll be for her o [...] D
Leonard Shelby: Natalie, right? Who the fuck is Do [...] D
Leonard Shelby: I found you, you fuck. D
Teddy: Was he scared? Leonard Shelby: Yeah, I thi [...] D
Leonard Shelby: [running] OK, so what am I doing? [...] D
Leonard Shelby: I don't think they'd let someone l [...] D
Teddy: Where to next Pocahontas?" D
Leonard Shelby: You know, I can remember so much. [...] D
Teddy: [checking Leonard's pulse] You're living. [...] D
Leonard Shelby: Sammy Jankis wrote himself endless [...] D
Natalie: Get rid of Dodd for me. Kill him. I'll pa [...] D
Teddy: It's beer o'clock, and I'm buying. D
Leonard Shelby: Remember Sammy Jankis. D
Leonard Shelby: If we talk for too long, I'll forg [...] D
[Leonard hits Teddy in the back of his head with h [...] D
Leonard Shelby: [while walking through a parking l [...] D
Leonard Shelby: Probably burned truck loads of you [...] D
Leonard Shelby: Hi. Uh, Lincoln Street? Waiter: O [...] D
Teddy: We found him, you killed him!... But you di [...] D
Teddy: You don't want the truth. You make up your [...] D
Natalie: What's the last thing that you do remembe [...] D
Leonard Shelby: I always thought the joy of readin [...] D
Teddy: Hey! Hey, that's not your car! Leonard She [...] D
Teddy: [to Leonard] All you do is moan. *I'm* the [...] D
Leonard Shelby: It's just an anonymous room. There [...] D
Teddy: But when you killed him I, I was so convinc [...] D
Natalie: But even if you get revenge you're not go [...] D
Sammy Jankis: [after being shocked] What the fuck? [...] D
Teddy: Finished playing with yourself there, Lenny [...] D
Teddy: You know, I've had more rewarding friendshi [...] D
[wields a crowbar in his hand] Leonard Shelby: St [...] D
Leonard Shelby: Beg my wife's forgiveness, before [...] D
Leonard Shelby: I don't even know how long she's b [...] D
Leonard Shelby: Memory can change the shape of a r [...] D
Teddy: Someone has to pay, Lenny. Somebody always [...] D
Leonard Shelby: I take it I've told you about my c [...] D
Teddy: So you lie to yourself to be happy. There's [...] D
Teddy: I guess I can only make you remember the th [...] D
Natalie: You know what? I think I'm gonna use you. [...] D
Leonard Shelby: I meet Sammy through work. Insuran [...] D
[repeated line] Leonard Shelby: Awake. Where am I [...] D
Leonard Shelby: I was the only guy who disagreed w [...] D
Burt Hadley: Oh shit. This is the wrong room. You' [...] D
Leonard Shelby: When I looked into his eyes I thou [...] D
Leonard Shelby: I don't want your fucking money. [...] D
Leonard: So who was he? Teddy: Just some guy. I m [...] D
Leonard Shelby: We all lie to ourselves to be happ [...] D
Leonard Shelby: We all need mirrors to remind ours [...] D
Leonard Shelby: Facts, not memories. That's how yo [...] D
Leonard Shelby: [looking at a near-empty bottle of [...] D
Leonard Shelby: These tracks are just a few days o [...] D
[flashback] Leonard Shelby: How can you read that [...] D
Leonard Shelby: I have to believe in a world outsi [...] D
Teddy: You don't know who you are anymore. Leonar [...] D
Teddy: You know how many towns, how many guys call [...] D
Leonard Shelby: There are things you know for sure [...] D
[repeated line] Leonard Shelby: I have this condi [...] D
Sammy Jankis: That's a test? Where were you guys w [...] D
[last lines] Leonard Shelby: Now... where was I? D
Teddy: Nice shot, Liebowitz. D
Leonard Shelby: I'm not a killer. I'm just someone [...] D
Teddy: You really want to get this guy, don't you? [...] D
Natalie: You sad, sad freak. I can say whatever th [...] D
Leonard Shelby: Natalie, right? [Holds up photo o [...] D
Natalie: Tell me about her again. Leonard Shelby: [...] D
Leonard Shelby: If we can't make memories, we can' [...] D
Teddy: You're not a killer. [pinches Leonard's ch [...] D
Leonard Shelby: I can't remember to forget you. D
Leonard Shelby: My wife deserves revenge, whether [...] D
[about Leonard's condition] Burt Hadley: What's i [...] D
Leonard Shelby: [voiceover] So where are you? You' [...] D
[talking on the phone about Sammy Jankis' attempts [...] D