Rememory

Rememory is a 2017 British-American-Canadian science

Rememory
fiction mystery film directed by Mark Palansky and written by
Mark Palansky and Michael Vukadinovich. The film stars Peter
Dinklage, Julia Ormond, Anton Yelchin, Henry Ian Cusick,
Gracyn Shinyei and Colin Lawrence. The film premiered at the
2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2017. The film
was released on Google Play on August 24, 2017, before being
released in theaters and video on demand on September 8,
2017, by Lionsgate Premiere.

Contents
Plot
Cast
Production
Release
Reception Theatrical release poster
See also Directed by Mark Palansky
References Written by Mark Palansky
External links Michael
Vukadinovich
Produced by Daniel Bekerman
Plot Lee Clay

Sam Bloom (Peter Dinklage) and his brother Dash (Matt Ellis) Starring Peter Dinklage
are driving in the night when their car collides with another, Julia Ormond
causing his brother’s death. Anton Yelchin
Henry Ian Cusick
After a year, scientific pioneer Gordon Dunn (Martin Gracyn Shinyei
Donovan) mysteriously dies. He has created a device that Colin Lawrence
allows one to record memories and watch them. Bloom sets
about trying to solve the murder using this memory machine. Cinematography Gregory Middleton
Bloom learns that Dunn’s device has a technical fault which Edited by Jane MacRae
causes recurring hallucinations for its users including him. Most Tyler Nelson
of the users have been quite upset with Dunn, directly blaming
Music by Gregory Tripi
him for their mental deterioration. He also finds out that Dunn
and his wife Carolyn (Julia Ormond) were separated after they Production Great Point Media
lost their only daughter in an accident. After a confrontation companies
First Point
with one of his patients, Dunn realized how much pain his
Entertainment
machine caused people and attempted to use it to erase his own
painful memories. However, doing so resulted in his death Scythia Films
when the machine sent him into synaptic failure. Distributed by Lionsgate
Bloom re-watches his “accident memory” and finds out that the Premiere
Dunns were in the other car and that their daughter was killed Release dates January 25, 2017
in the collision. Bloom had fled the scene after seeing the little
(Sundance)
girl dead, leaving his brother to take the fall. Bloom hands over
his memory to Carolyn as a sort of confession apology. Time August 24, 2017
passes and it is unclear if she watches the memory glass, later (Google Play)
she throws it into the sea with Dunn’s recordings as she September 8, 2017
watches her daughter playing on the water—a hallucination (United States)
resulting from her own use of the memory device. A montage
of the lives of everyone affected by the device is shown over Running time 111 minutes[1]
the launch of the repaired memory device while a recording by Countries United Kingdom
Dunn plays describing the power of memories for a person.
United States
Canada
Cast
Language English
Peter Dinklage as Sam Bloom
Box office $70,212[2]
Julia Ormond as Carolyn Dunn
Martin Donovan as Gordon Dunn
Anton Yelchin as Todd
Henry Ian Cusick as Robert Lawton
Evelyne Brochu as Wendy Polk
Matt Ellis as Dash Bloom
Colin Lawrence as Mike Buckland
Chad Krowchuk as Neil Frankel
Gracyn Shinyei as Jane Dunn
Scott Hylands as Charles
Courtney Richter as Cindy
Kathryn Kirkpatrick as Becca
Carrie Anne Fleming as Norma Myers
Andrew Herr as Wendy's Male Lover

Production
On March 27, 2012, Catherine O'Hara and Peter Dinklage joined the cast of the film.[3] On February 10,
2016, Julia Ormond replaced O'Hara in the film.[4] Principal photography began in Gastown, Vancouver
on January 25, 2016, and ended on February 22, 2016.[5][6]

Release
The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2017.[7] The film was released on
Google Play on August 24, 2017, before being released in theaters and video on demand on September 8,
2017, by Lionsgate Premiere.[8]

Reception
Rememory received generally negative reviews from critics. Review
aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of
25%, based on 20 reviews with a consensus reading, "Rememory has some
intriguing themes and a compelling cast to work with, but they're lost in the
fog of a forgettable melodrama."[9]

Guy Lodge of Variety reviewed the film, saying, "A bit of a trudge, despite
Dinklage's committed and empathetic performance."[10] Yasmin Kleinbart
of The Young Folks and Scott Beggs of Nerdist both went on to say that
"Dinklage deserves better than this film."[11][12] Meredith Borders of
Birth.Movies.Death. shared similar sentiments, saying, "If it weren't for
Dinklage's remarkable performance, the film would have very little to
Despite negative reviews for
recommend it."[13] the film itself, Peter
Dinklage received praise for
John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave a more positive review,
his performance as Sam
saying, "A good-looking mystery whose sci-fi elements take a back seat to
Bloom.
meditations on guilt and deception."[1]

See also
Reversion, a 2015 film also dealing with a human memory device

References
1. DeFore, John (January 27, 2017). " 'Rememory': Film Review" (https://www.hollywoodreport
er.com/review/rememory-969423). The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media.
Retrieved March 20, 2017.
2. "Rememory (2017)" (https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Rememory#tab=summary). The
Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
3. Brooks, Brian (March 27, 2012). "Catherine O'Hara And Peter Dinklage Board Mark
Palansky's 'Rememory' " (https://deadline.com/2012/03/catherine-ohara-and-peter-dinklage-
board-mark-palanskys-rememory-249699/). Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media.
Retrieved December 31, 2016.
4. Patten, Dominic (February 10, 2016). "Julia Ormond To Star In Mark Palansky's
'Rememory' " (https://deadline.com/2016/02/julia-ormond-star-rememory-peter-dinklage-mar
k-palansky-1201699876/). Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved
December 31, 2016.
5. Gittins, Susan (January 28, 2016). "SHOOT: Mark Palansky's REMEMORY With Peter
Dinklage Filming in Gastown Today" (http://yvrshoots.com/2016/01/indie-mark-palanskys-re
memory-with-peter-dinkage-filming-in-gastown-today.html). Hollywood North. Retrieved
December 31, 2016.
6. SSN Insider Staff (February 26, 2016). "On the Set for 2/26/16: Dwayne Johnson & Zac
Efron Start Shooting 'Baywatch', Peter Dinklage & Julia Ormond Wrap 'Rememory' " (https://
web.archive.org/web/20160228134643/http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-22616-dwa
yne-johnson-zac-efron-start-shooting-baywatch-peter-dinklage-julia-ormond-wrap-rememor
y/). SSN Insider. TSS News. Archived from the original (http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-se
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 7. Patten, Dominic (December 5, 2016). "Sundance 2017: Robert Redford, New Rashida
Jones Netflix Series, 'Rebel In The Rye' & More On Premiere, Docu, Midnight & Kids Slates"
(https://deadline.com/2016/12/sundance-2017-premieres-midnight-special-events-robert-red
ford-rashida-jones-1201864406/). Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved
July 18, 2018.
8. Collis, Clark (August 17, 2014). "Peter Dinklage is on the case in exclusive Rememory
trailer" (https://ew.com/movies/2017/08/14/peter-dinklage-rememory-trailer/). Entertainment
Weekly. Time. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
9. "Rememory (2017)" (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rememory). Rotten Tomatoes.
Fandango Media. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
10. Lodge, Guy (January 28, 2017). "Sundance Film Review: 'Rememory' " (https://variety.com/2
017/film/reviews/rememory-review-1201971810/). Variety. Penske Business Media.
Retrieved March 20, 2017.
11. Kleinbart, Yasmin (January 28, 2017). "Sundance 2017 Review: Rememory" (http://www.the
youngfolks.com/film/sundance-2017-review-rememory/96016). The Young Folks. Retrieved
March 20, 2017.
12. Beggs, Scott (January 26, 2017). "Peter Dinklage Deserves Better Than REMEMORY
(Sundance Review)" (http://nerdist.com/peter-dinklage-deserves-better-than-rememory-sund
ance-review/). Nerdist. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
13. Borders, Meredith (January 25, 2017). "Sundance Film Review: 'Rememory' " (http://www.bir
thmoviesdeath.com/2017/01/25/sundance-review-rememory). Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved
March 20, 2017.

External links
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