Memento December 12, 2005

Film noir has never been so labyrinthine. Leonard is a mystery even to himself. Expensively-suited, driving a chic sports car, yet living precariously in seedy motels, he seems to be on a desperate quest to find his wife's killer and avenge her death. The structure of Christopher Nolan's fascinatingly original second film is determinedly non-linear. It is edited like a random pile of mosaic tiles, but when the last one has snapped into place, a surprise sets the whole intrigue in motion again. Rated R. 113 minutes.

Presented by the UM Department of Screen Arts and Cultures as part of the Interior Vision Film Series.