I watched this movie at home and it still amazed me.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 April 2022 12:04 (two years ago) link
same here but i don’t think i’ve ever heard rain sound so amazing and lifelike in a film as i did watching this in a theater
what i’m saying is if this drops into a theater near you alfred go see it again. i certainly will be when it returns to new york
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 8 April 2022 13:24 (two years ago) link
I'm glad I'm waiting for it to arrive at the Walker, even if it means waiting until almost July.
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Friday, 8 April 2022 13:28 (two years ago) link
thx for the heads up on the DC showing. will be going tonight.
― circa1916, Friday, 8 April 2022 13:53 (two years ago) link
yeah likewise. going to the early screening on monday so i don't have to get a babysitter
― Heez, Friday, 8 April 2022 13:59 (two years ago) link
playing in LA 4/29 thru 5/5 at the Los Feliz 3https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/memoria-5-5-22-10pm/
― donna rouge, Friday, 8 April 2022 14:17 (two years ago) link
This was beautiful, loved it. That entire last act with Hernan in particular was a total dream. Walking out into the real world afterwards, the sound of the city took on a new kind of resonance. So much of this is sound. Which is why…I almost lost my fucking mind about 15 minutes into this when some dude directly behind me and to the right began to aggressively shovel his hand into his popcorn bag, slurp soda, and rattle some kind of candy out of a box INCESSANTLY for what seemed like almost 30 minutes straight. In a small theater during a movie that’s frequently pin drop quiet. I wanted to absolutely throttle him. Like who goes to a Weerasethakul movie and gets The Marvel Super Platter and goes at it like they haven’t seen food in a week?But yeah, go see this and please eat beforehand.
― circa1916, Saturday, 9 April 2022 00:59 (two years ago) link
Risk COVID if you must.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 9 April 2022 01:25 (two years ago) link
Apparently Memoria is being held over at AFI for a second week. I didn't think that was possible under the distributors' terms? (The Sunday afternoon screening I went to was sold out, and the programmers were struggling to make room for more screenings that week.)
And THIS to what everyone has been saying about the sound. By the last act my fellow audience was riveted.
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Thursday, 14 April 2022 13:14 (two years ago) link
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Friday, April 8, 2022 8:28 AM (six days ago) bookmarkflaglink
same!
― budo jeru, Thursday, 14 April 2022 15:27 (two years ago) link
The “only playing one city at a time for a week” release schedule was apparently abandoned by the US distributor (sez Wiki).xp
― circa1916, Friday, 15 April 2022 00:35 (two years ago) link
Everyone was handed a film strip with scenes from the movie upon entrance at my AFI screening. Nice lil memento.
― circa1916, Friday, 15 April 2022 00:51 (two years ago) link
I'm still sort of in disbelief about how astonishingly good this was
― Attached by piercing jewelry (bernard snowy), Friday, 10 June 2022 13:05 (one year ago) link
The best thing he's done since Tropical Malady IMO.
― Chris L, Friday, 10 June 2022 13:44 (one year ago) link
Words cannot express how disappointed I was that no fish were eaten
― Attached by piercing jewelry (bernard snowy), Friday, 10 June 2022 15:44 (one year ago) link
Finally got a chance to see Memoria yesterday, my wife and I loved it. It's still unfolding in my mind, it's a hard movie to say anything concrete about because so much of it seems to exist at the edge of perception. A movie you feel more than see, in a way. I know what Alfred means up above about holding his breath, it's so full of resonance even/especially when nothing is visibly happening. (And then when something does happen it's ... nothing you'd expect.) Lovely mysterious movie.
Afterward we had to stop by Target, and because it was 6:30 on a holiday Monday evening, the store was weirdly depopulated. We both commented after a few minutes that we felt like we were still in the movie, floating down these clean empty aisles.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 21 June 2022 20:13 (one year ago) link
Walking out into the real world afterwards, the sound of the city took on a new kind of resonance.
Yes, exactly.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 21 June 2022 20:14 (one year ago) link
i'm annoyed at myself for missing this when it came to our art house a few weeks ago.
― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map), Tuesday, 21 June 2022 21:22 (one year ago) link
should i just watch it at home or is too much of the effect lost that way?
― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map), Tuesday, 21 June 2022 21:24 (one year ago) link
If Joe ever actually releases it to home video, I'd totally recommend it — but for sure the big-screen immersion is important.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 21 June 2022 21:29 (one year ago) link
I watched it at home. It didn't open in South Florida.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 June 2022 21:39 (one year ago) link
I've had a screener for the last half year that I've been avoiding. I finally get a chance to see it in theaters this Friday.
― Eggs Benedick (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 June 2022 23:09 (one year ago) link
played at a cinema 40min away from me in canada but the border crossing rules were still too tight for me to get there, no Weerasethakul exemptions. no sign of it coming around again anytime soon so just gonna download it and just watch it at home. feel like it might be a fun one to watch with headphones.
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 22 June 2022 13:38 (one year ago) link
Yeah as noted above the sound is really essential, even in the long quiet sections.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 22 June 2022 14:03 (one year ago) link
Just got tickets to see it outside at the local gardens where we walk the dogs a few times per week. Very stoked.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Sunday, 26 June 2022 22:35 (one year ago) link
i had planned to see this at the walker art center in mpls but just realized it was THIS weekend and not the upcoming one :(
― budo jeru, Sunday, 26 June 2022 23:30 (one year ago) link
hmm i guess it's also playing in duluth at the beginning of august
― budo jeru, Sunday, 26 June 2022 23:34 (one year ago) link
As far as I'm concerned, the "must be seen in a theater" gimmick was no more true of this than any of his other films. This has a particular sound mix and narrative rhythm, but so do a lot of movies that aren't subjected to such theatrical-only gatekeeping. This is the best film of 2021 I've seen -- a total beauty -- and is more accessible than the release pattern and reviews might let on. See it on a smart fridge if you have to.
― Chris L, Monday, 27 June 2022 13:16 (one year ago) link
haha thx
― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map), Monday, 27 June 2022 13:23 (one year ago) link
Apparently MUBI will be streaming it in some countries starting August 5. I'll see it in a cinema if I ever get the chance, but I have no regrets/apologies for watching it at home. I'm too far from anywhere.
― WmC, Monday, 27 June 2022 13:31 (one year ago) link
I agree that "must see in a theater" is no more true here than his films in general (or lots of movies, obviously, particularly ones that demand/reward slow careful attention). I've seen three of his movies in theater — Tropical Malady, Uncle Boonmee and this — and all were definitely enhanced by the experience. But I've also liked the ones I've watched at home. (I do really wish I could see Blissfully Yours on a big screen.)
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 27 June 2022 15:51 (one year ago) link
No one else will ever be able to say this in this thread: I saw Memoria tonight, then I hung around for Caddyshack afterwards. (Not an obscurely conceptual double-bill, just bizarre programming.)
Fifteen or 20 minutes in, Memoria had a scene with subtitles. That went on for a couple of minutes, and then, for the rest of the film, no more subtitles. Two-four-six-eight people walked out at different points. Seeing as I was staying for the second film, I stuck it out, not 100% sure if it was a mistake or intentional--part of me wondered if it was the most audacious, arrogant example ever of a director saying "This is pure cinema so pure, subtitles aren't necessary."
The rest of us got a free pass as we exited, so evidently a mistake. (It was the first of a few screenings this week.) I will try to see it again and withhold comment until I do.
No subtitles for Caddyshack, either, but even though I was seeing it for the first time, I was able to follow along for the most part.
― clemenza, Sunday, 3 July 2022 04:24 (one year ago) link
Cool, so you liked Memoria!
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 3 July 2022 09:50 (one year ago) link
I saw memoria in the theatre a couple weeks ago.
BONG!
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Monday, 4 July 2022 19:37 (one year ago) link
wasn't sure about it tbh, glad I watched it but some aspects I didn't really enjoy and there's a bit near the end that made me chuckle somewhat derisively.
best scenes are the long dialogues between Tilda and the dude at the end
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Monday, 4 July 2022 19:38 (one year ago) link
that bit near the end is transcendent
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 4 July 2022 19:51 (one year ago) link
xxp You’re lucky, after my screening we got Caddyshack II.
― Chris L, Monday, 4 July 2022 19:51 (one year ago) link
Now I’m just imagining Tilda passing by Chevy Chase doing his zen driver practice in the middle of a mountain jungle lmfao
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Monday, 4 July 2022 22:43 (one year ago) link
there's a bit near the end that made me chuckle somewhat derisively.
You mean the "Flight of the Navigator" ship with a new paint job? This not particularly convincing sfx shot kind of broke whatever spell the film was casting. I forget which one, but one of Jia Zhangke's films does this too - a naturalistically shot film with one special effect that sticks out like a sore thumb.
I certainly agree with a lot of the positive comments about this, but it's probably my least favourite of the five of his films I've seen.
I was not aware until I saw his name in the credits that Danny Glover has a production company that has been involved in three of Weerasethakul's films.
Props to Hernan #2 for playing dead so well for so long.
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Sunday, 24 July 2022 07:16 (one year ago) link
So there is going to be a physical media release for Memoria after all:
https://sovereignfilms.square.site/product/memoria-limited-collector-s-edition-bluray-dvd-/2
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 5 August 2022 14:54 (one year ago) link
I want my eight bucks back!
― Sonned by a comedy podcast after a dairy network beef (bernard snowy), Friday, 5 August 2022 15:25 (one year ago) link
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GMC: I want to know more about what you’re working on, but first I must congratulate you: Tropical Malady was just voted one of the 100 best films of all time. I imagine you saw the Sight and Sound poll. Does that kind of recognition mean anything to you? And are you surprised Tropical Malady was singled out, rather than one of your other films?AW: Well, sometimes I am asked to make a list, and often I change that list. So, it doesn’t mean much… And for me, it doesn’t mean one work; Tropical Malady belongs to the other pieces of my memory because they are all connected. Whatever film is in there, it’s the same, they’re connected. What is meaningful is that the film still resonates after all this time. It’s like a very, very old memory, so I’m surprised.GMC: You’re in the process of restoring Tropical Malady, right?AW: Yes, hopefully we’ll be able to release it by August next year.
AW: Well, sometimes I am asked to make a list, and often I change that list. So, it doesn’t mean much… And for me, it doesn’t mean one work; Tropical Malady belongs to the other pieces of my memory because they are all connected. Whatever film is in there, it’s the same, they’re connected. What is meaningful is that the film still resonates after all this time. It’s like a very, very old memory, so I’m surprised.
GMC: You’re in the process of restoring Tropical Malady, right?
AW: Yes, hopefully we’ll be able to release it by August next year.
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 17:05 (one year ago) link
Bought the t-shirthttp://tickets.ifccenter.com/images/user/_13370/weersethakul%20mock%20on%20natural.jpg
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 17:52 (one year ago) link
clem! Did you ever give Memoria a second shot?!
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 17:54 (one year ago) link
Never did post here about seeing Memoria -- caught it at one of some irregular Alamo screenings here last September. Very involving, I thought, and I'm glad for the experience.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 18:34 (one year ago) link
forks where did you get that shirt
― Goose Bigelow, Fowl Gigolo (the table is the table), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 22:22 (one year ago) link
It's been almost two years since Memoria screened at Cannes and won the Jury Prize, and it looks like it isn't going to be available on streaming or on dvd in the US any time soon, although it is continuing to be shown at a few various small theaters around the country for one day or one week at a time.
That strategy has some brilliance, I see that it is trying to build a cult audience, but it is also very frustrating
― Dan S, Thursday, 16 February 2023 00:53 (one year ago) link
table:https://tickets.ifccenter.com/websales/pages/CatalogProductInfo.aspx?catinfo=3428~8722a542-64c1-4c0b-af02-c3e8a239d769&epguid=96a5becf-2226-4da1-b589-53e5c6a24d95
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 February 2023 04:29 (one year ago) link
thanks forks
― Goose Bigelow, Fowl Gigolo (the table is the table), Thursday, 16 February 2023 17:46 (one year ago) link
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― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 February 2023 19:06 (one year ago) link