Let’s just say that Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul has a successful history with the Cannes Film Festival. Each of his three previous features have won accolades at the festival: Palme d’Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Jury Prize winner Tropical Malady, and Un Certain Regard top pick Blissfully Yours. And now Weerasethakul returns with Memoria, which NEON has already picked up knowing the chances are good this one will also be showered with awards.
Tilda Swinton stars in the film which is described as “a bewildering drama about a Scottish woman, who, after hearing a loud ‘bang’ at daybreak, begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia.”
Fans of Weerasethakul know to expect disorienting drama from him, and the same can be said about Swinton in the projects she chooses to lead. NEON has yet to set a release date, but Memoria will have its world premiere at Cannes this week.
