Memento – Limited Edition

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	Guy Pearce	Leonard
	Carrie-Anne Moss	Natalie
	Joe Pantoliano	Teddy
	Mark Boone Junior	Burt
	Russ Fega	Waiter
	Jorja Fox	Leonard's Wife
	Stephen Tobolowsky	Sammy Jankis
	Harriet Sansom Harris	Mrs. Jankis
	Thomas Lennon	Doctor
	Callum Keith Rennie	Dodd
	Kimberly Campbell	Blonde
	Marianne Muellerleile	Tattooist
	Larry Holden	Jimmy
	Doshia Darmane	Motel Guest
	Stephanie Searson	Jimmy's Daughter
	Buzz Visconti	Motel Guest

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Director	Christopher Nolan
Writer	Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Producer	Christopher Ball, Elaine Dysinger, Aaron Ryder, Emma Thomas, Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd, William Tyrer
Musician	David Julyan
Photography	Wally Pfister

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Story Synopsis:
Based on the short story by Jonathan Nolan. Once he is able to absorb the terrible incident that ruined his life, Shelby sets out to piece together enough information for vengeance...despite a multi-layered abyss of uncertainty. His only way of moving forward in his life is to keep Mementos of daily notes, Polaroid photographs, and tattoos with crucial reminders. Due to head trauma he sustained during a confrontation with an intruder who raped and murdered his wife, Leonard Shelby (Pearce) suffers from a rare brain disorder that prevents him from converting new experiences into long-term memory. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
Overall, the picture is quite satisfying, especially when compared to the previous DVD, and, if you have the patience (or sense of humor) to endure the menus, this is the better DVD version to own. The black-and-white scenes have an intentionally gritty, grainy texture. Colors are more refined, with more accurate hues and balanced fleshtones, compared to the reddish fleshtones and smeared hues on the previous version. Images are also slightly sharper with better definition by comparison. The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD offers improved image quality over the previously released DVD (Issue 54). (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
This is a soundtrack of a relatively quiescent nature, yet the subtle sense of expansion from atmospheric effects and the nicely recorded music is tasteful and welcome. The low-end is also fairly modest throughout, but there is some noticeable sub-25 Hz activity along with some .1 LFE activity. The dialogue has a somewhat “close-up” presence that compromises spatial integration to a certain extent, but voices do have reasonably natural tonality. Fidelity is quite good, though somewhat veiled in terms of sonic character. There is also a substantial balance toward the screen, with the surrounds sparingly engaged. The ability of the DTS® Digital Surround™ audio to resolve subtle spatial detail is slightly preferred, and the low-end is just a little more prominent. While a generally modest dimensional soundfield, the sense of expansion across the screen is quite notable. The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack is the same as that of the previous DVD. (Perry Sun)

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