Memory and Desire

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Memory and Desire (1998)

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Niki Caro directed this romantic drama from New Zealand, adapted from Peter Wells' story, Of Memory and Desire, about the doomed affair of a Japanese couple on their honeymoon in New Zealand.

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Title	Memory and Desire (1998)
Runtime	1 hr. 31 min.
Studio	Exclusive Media
Genres	Drama
Description	Niki Caro directed this romantic drama from New Zealand, adapted from Peter Wells' story, Of Memory and Desire, about the doomed affair of a Japanese couple on their honeymoon in New Zealand. The body of Keiji (Eugene Nomura) is pulled ashore on a New Zealand beach; his widow Sayo (Yuri Kinugawa) then tells the tale in flashback: Attracted to Keiji, Sayo marries him over the objections of his mother (Yoko Narahashi). Keiji becomes depressed when it seems he cannot consummate their marriage. However, they succeed in their hotel room and also later at a beach cave where Keiji carves the word "love" inside the cave before tragedy strikes. In Tokyo, Sayo rebels against Keiji's family. Returning to New Zealand, she suffers mental collapse as she constructs a shrine in the cave.

2 months ago

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Like Far North, this movie will take you to uncomfortable places without saying much. A sad and banal story of alienation within a couple followed by descent into madness. I do like to be introduced to films outside the Hollywood mainstream, but there has to be something gained from watching them. It's not that I didn't buy this study; I wasn't made to care, only to feel like a voyeur. (And what is wrong with the "invalid review" blocks that make me butcher my reviews until they make no sense?)

4 months ago

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Definitely not a film for those people who grew up on Hollywood productions.

5 months ago

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Poor film quality and weird beginning was enough for me to disregard this one.

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