| Memento & Following Contributor(s): Nolan, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0571210473 ISBN-13: 9780571210473 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2001 Annotation: The screenplay for the cult film that took audiences by storm "Memento "is a remarkably layered, psychological-puzzle film that explores the narrative possibilities of noir, turning its detective into a surrogate for the spectator while forcing the audience to embark on the same kind of sleuthing its main character is involved in. Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) is a former insurance investigator who since his wife's rape and apparent murder has suffered from a condition that renders him unable to form new memories. Despite his affliction, he's vowed to find his wife's killer and keeps track of his search with scribbled notes, Polaroids, clues tattooed on his body, and sheaves of documents. But as the film progresses everything Leonard holds as fact is undermined in a heart-pounding narrative that will keep audiences guessing until the final reel-and beyond. Also contained in this volume is the screenplay for "Following," Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed debut. The film follows an aspiring writer who finds an unlikely ally in a burglar who claims he breaks into houses only to experience other people's lives,"" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Screenwriting - Performing Arts | Screenplays |
| Dewey: 791.437 |
| LCCN: 2003427846 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The screenplay for the cult film that took audiences by storm Memento is a remarkably layered, psychological-puzzle film that explores the narrative possibilities of noir, turning its detective into a surrogate for the spectator while forcing the audience to embark on the same kind of sleuthing its main character is involved in. Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) is a former insurance investigator who since his wife's rape and apparent murder has suffered from a condition that renders him unable to form new memories. Despite his affliction, he's vowed to find his wife's killer and keeps track of his search with scribbled notes, Polaroids, clues tattooed on his body, and sheaves of documents. But as the film progresses everything Leonard holds as fact is undermined in a heart-pounding narrative that will keep audiences guessing until the final reel-and beyond. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nolan, Christopher: - Christopher Nolan is a film director, screenwriter, and producer of many critically-acclaimed films, including Memento, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Inception. He lives in Los Angeles. |