Senior Library Books
Resource Key
LEVEL 1
brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)
LEVEL 2
provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.
LEVEL 3
lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)
Databases
- Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus This link opens in a new window This resource provides the largest collection of full text from leading regional and international newspapers and periodicals, full-text reference books, tens of thousands of full-text biographies, and a collection of images containing more than one million photos, maps, and flags.
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Memento Trailer
Nolan, C. (Director). (2000). Memento [Motion Picture]. AUS: Newmarket Capital Group
Introduction
This research guide has been created to support the Year 12 Media Production and Analysis students studying Memento.
Within a short space of time, the film Memento has already been hailed as a modern classic. Memorably narrated in reverse, from the perspective of Leonard Shelby, the film's central character, it follows Leonard's chaotic and visceral quest to discover the identity of his wife's killer and avenge her murder, despite his inability to form new long-term memories.
(Kania, 2009)
Memento Trailer
Nolan, C. (Director). (2000). Memento [Motion Picture]. AUS: Newmarket Capital Group
Summary
- IMDb. (2000). Memento. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209144/synopsis?ref_=ttpl_ql_3
This is a complex story about Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), a man whose ability to make new memories is damaged when he is struck in the head while confronting two people who are attacking his wife (Jorja Fox) at their home in the middle of the night. He kills one of the attackers during the attack and one of the last things Leonard remembers is his wife dying. He devotes his life to finding and killing the second attacker.
Memento Mori
- Nolan, N. (2007, January 29). Retrieved from http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a1564/memento-mori-0301/Two brothers had an idea for a story. One brother turned it into the most original movie of the spring, Memento. The other wrote this short story.
Christopher Nolan (Director & Producer)
- Christopher Nolan. (2017). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/Christopher-Nolan/543263
Nolan was raised by an American mother and a British father, and his family spent time in both Chicago and London. From a young age Nolan was interested in moviemaking and would use his father’s Super-8 camera to make shorts. He was influenced by George Lucas’s Star Wars trilogy and by the dystopic, immersive films of Ridley Scott. After attending University College London, where he studied English literature, Nolan began directing corporate and industrial training videos. At the same time he was working on his first full-length release, Following (1998). On the strength of its success on the festival circuit, he and his producer wife moved to Hollywood. - Neff, R., & Argent, D. (2015, July 20). Remembering where it all began: Christopher Nolan on Memento. Retrieved from https://creativescreenwriting.com/remembering-where-it-all-began-christopher-nolan-on-memento/In this in-depth interview with Creative Screenwriting, Christopher discusses Memento, from inception to reception.
- Stephens, C. (2001). Past Imperfect. Retrieved from http://filmmakermagazine.com/archives/issues/winter2001/features/past_imperfect.php#.WMaE_hKGO8UChristopher Nolan’s unnerving Memento is a popcorn puzzler about memory, murder and the metaphysics of film noir, adapted from a short story by his brother Jonathan. Chuck Stephens talks with Chris and Jonathan Nolan.
