'Memory' Starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard Set for Oscar-Qualifying Release

Michel Franco's drama explores trauma and memory, with Sarsgaard's performance already earning him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival.

Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard star in 'Memory', a drama directed by Michel Franco, where Chastain plays Sylvia, a social worker and decade-sober alcoholic, and Sarsgaard plays Saul, a man suffering from dementia.
Sarsgaard's performance in 'Memory' won him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival.
The film explores the characters' traumas and their attempt to navigate their pasts and present, with Sylvia finding kinship in Saul due to his constantly refreshing memory.
'Memory' is set to be released in select theaters on December 22 to qualify for the Oscars, with a wider release planned for January 5 next year.
Chastain and Franco have already filmed another movie together, 'Dreams', though details about the plot remain scarce.