An Autumn Shade of Pale: Ketchup Entertainment Lands Michel Franco’s “Memory”

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Finally it wasn’t Bleecker, NEON, Focus or the A24 folks, but little known Ketchup Entertainment that have picked up one of the best titles coming from Venice that was without a home and/or late 2023 award seasons push/playdate. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Michel Franco‘s Memory will secure a theatrical release spot in December and it’ll likely shake up the Best Performance acting categories for the Indie Spirits, Globes and Oscars — Peter Sarsgaard won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor on the Lido. Our Nicholas Bell reviewed the film at Venice, and I interviewed Michel at TIFF.

Tackling a pair of troubled souls each wrestling with their own state of a stifling limbo, for the first time Franco seems interested in exploring a workable sense of catharsis for two people we’re led to feel a palpable sense of compassion for. Jessica Chastain leads the Brooklyn set narrative as a steely, recovering alcoholic with traumatizing secrets, a sinister reunion with someone from her past potentially and circuitously promises a sense of salvation, though not without considerable sacrifice.”

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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