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Memento (2000)

Directed by Christopher Nolan · Cinematography by Wally Pfister

R113 min60 frames

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Some memories are best forgotten.

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Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — A woman leans into the frame through the open window of a vehicle. She makes eye contact with a man sitting in…Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of vintage white hexagonal floor tiles arranged in a grid pattern. A single black tile is…Memento (2000) movie still: medium — A woman looks into a bathroom mirror in a softly lit indoor space. She gazes directly at her own reflection.Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — A dark, out-of-focus interior bar setting with cool blue light behind the subject. A woman is seen in a…Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — The frame shows a tiled floor made of small white hexagonal tiles with dark accents. A shirtless man with…Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — Close-up view of textured, wet red surface beside a dark metallic gap. Liquid tracks run vertically down the…Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with blurred, indistinct furniture in the background. A woman looks toward an unseen person.Memento (2000) movie still: medium — The interior of a moving sedan shows a city street visible through the windshield. Two men sit in the front…Memento (2000) movie still: wide — A dusty lot with a single-story white building stands in a rural area. A blue truck and a dark car are positioned…Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a portion of a person's upper arm. Tattoos are visible on the skin consisting of text…Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — A man in wire-rimmed glasses sits in the driver seat of a vehicle. He gazes off-camera at someone seated in…Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit environment provides the backdrop for a small white note. Handheld paper with the word SHAVE…Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a glossy photograph of a middle-aged man. The man in the photo wears glasses and smiles…Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — A close view of a person's thigh with the word FACT written on it. A hand holds a ballpoint pen and is in the…Memento (2000) movie still: closeup — An interior space is illuminated by a bright window behind a seated man. The man holds a plastic telephone…Memento (2000) movie still: medium — A dark indoor space features a vertical wood panel wall behind two men. A man in a light suit holds the collar…
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What is Memento about?

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

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What does the cinematography of Memento look like?

Across 60 sampled frames, Memento builds its coverage from close-ups (57% of the sample), with medium shots (37%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Wally Pfister keeps 45% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 90% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Memento?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Memento (2000) are #2e2c2e, #060607, #fcfcfd, #cecece, #4c4b4b, #8d8d8c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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