Rent Memoria (2021)

2.8 of 5 from 175 ratings
2h 16min
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Synopsis:
A woman from Scotland, while traveling in Colombia, begins to notice strange sounds. Jessica Holland, who, after hearing a loud 'bang' at daybreak, begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia. She experiences auditory hallucinations and tries to find the sources of the sounds causing her insomnia. Soon, she begins to confront the unsettling sights and sounds that call her identity into question.
Actors:
, Agnes Brekke, , , , , , Constanza Gutierrez, Elkin Díaz,
Directors:
Producers:
Diana Bustamante, Julio Chavezmontes, Charles de Meaux, Simon Field, Keith Griffiths, Michael Weber, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Writers:
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Studio:
Sovereign Film Distribution
Genres:
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Collections:
Getting to Know: Tilda Swinton
BBFC:
Release Date:
08/08/2022
Run Time:
136 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Round Table discussion with Cast and Crew
  • 2x Q&As with Simon Field, Apichatpong Wcerasethakul and Tilda Swinton
  • Q&A with Peter Bradshaw, Tilda Swinton and Apichatpong Wcerasethakul
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Photo Gallery
  • UK Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
08/08/2022
Run Time:
136 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Round Table discussion with Cast and Crew
  • 2x Q&As with Simon Field, Apichatpong Wcerasethakul and Tilda Swinton
  • Q&A with Peter Bradshaw, Tilda Swinton and Apichatpong Wcerasethakul
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Photo Gallery
  • UK Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews (12) of Memoria

Bland and unenchanting. - Memoria review by NP

Spoiler Alert
02/09/2022

I like slow-burning films; the idea of being given enough time to really live in the movie you are watching really appeals to me, often more so than faster-paced, spectacular projects. I also like arthouse films; the atmosphere and characters can often be just as engaging, if not more, than a traditionally linear storyline. Thing is, you need to have at least the semblance of a storyline in a film, otherwise, it’s like buying a loaf of bread and finding no bread in it!

Memoria is deliberately pitched at a snail’s pace. There isn’t a storyline as such, but rather a series of events, some of which we return to. Clearly, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, who writes and directs, has a vision for this – together, one would presume, with his cast and crew. For the most part, it leaves me cold, and I find myself trying to imagine how Weerasethakul initially tried to communicate what he is trying to achieve here to his actors. I actually felt the makers were taking the mickey, daring me to stick with this when they have no intention of providing much reason to, or indeed any kind of pay-off.

Some will undoubtedly tell me I don’t ‘get’ it, and that’s almost certainly true, but I can’t honestly see that there is anything *to* get, because with the suspension of disbelief fully installed, all I see here is a group of blandly inoffensive people doing very little except having whispered conversations and being desperately polite to each other in front of an unmoving camera. There were times when I had to wait for someone to blink to convince myself the BluRay hadn’t frozen. This left me cold, I’m afraid. My score is 3 out of 10 for some nicely filmed locations.

3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

Hypnotic - Memoria review by AER

Spoiler Alert
23/01/2022

Achatipong Weerasthakul's latest film for much of it's second half evokes the feeling of being trapped in a long dream. Others will feel like they are locked in a screensaver or a boring waiting room. A botanist has moved to Bogota to be close to her ill sister, then she begins to hear a loud 'bang' inside her head that comes out of nowhere and happens infrequently. Why is this happening? We get several answers but none are confirmed, all of them make sense but I wasn't sure I had the patience to enjoy the series of long-static shots of the closing half-an-hour to reach them. If you've seen 'Uncle Boonmee Can Recall His Past Lives' then you know the style, and you're back for more - so there'll be no yawns or tears from you. Newcomers, drawn in by Tilda Swinton, and the fact that half of it is spoken in the English language may well get very bored, or want a film with a firm plot. The trailer makes this film look a lot more dramatic than it turned out to be, which will vex a lot a viewers.

Achatipong's English/Spanish language debut is very much in his style. Slow, dreamlike, mysterious. It was too languorous in pace for me but ultimately, it had a lot of doog reasons to see it.

6 out of 10

2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

Weird, Strange and very, very Slow! - Memoria review by GI

Spoiler Alert
25/01/2023

Certainly unconventional and very bewildering this mystical film will either enthralled you or leave you totally baffled. It pushes the slow burn narrative to the extreme so be prepared. It pushed to the limits my endurance for such films and ultimately I found it quite impenetrable but I'm a genre cinema lover and so this was always going to be a challenge. Tilda Swinton, an actor always worth watching, is Jessica a Scottish woman living in Columbia where she runs a flower business. She travels to Bogota to visit her ill sister and begins to hear sudden boom sounds that no one else appears to hear. Trying to discover the source of this sound sends her on a surreal journey that may or may not be a spiritual change in the world. I'm sort of guessing here and the surprising and quite extraordinary science fiction scene near the end will divide viewers I'm sure. This isn't s film I enjoyed, it's too deep and strange to be enjoyable especially combined with its snail pace. But some will revel in it I'm sure.

1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

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