A film was released in Ukraine that won the hearts of the critical audience of the Venice Film Festival last year with its simplicity and insight. "Memory of Love" with Jessica Chastain continues the tradition of stories about love and memory loss. About such films in our material. 

"Memory of Love", dir. Michel Franco (2023)

"'Memory of Love' looks so compelling precisely because it keeps its cards close to its chest" (The Empire)

Sylvia (Jessica Chastain - "Interstellar") lives behind carefully locked doors. In her apartment there are three locks of different types that do not let in those who managed to get past the intercom. As a single woman with a teenage daughter, she has her reasons.

Just tonight, a man followed her home from her high school prom, got on the same train, followed her from the station, and finally slept outside her house under a plastic bag. Surprisingly, she knows what to do.

As a social worker, Silvia helps her husband in the morning - he does not remember how he got here, and in general quickly forgets everything that happens to him. His name is Sol (Peter Sarsgaard - "The Price of Truth"), and this meeting will radically change the lives of both and will show that they are not such strangers.  

"Little Fish", dir. Chad Hartigan (2020)

"This is a film that resonates with the era of Covid and touches on one of the biggest problems of our time: dementia" (The Guardian)

Emma (Olivia Cooke - "Dragon House") and Jude (Jack O'Connell - "Skins") are a young couple living in an America devastated by a pandemic that causes memory loss. Disease causes planes to crash because pilots suddenly forget how to fly, and marathon runners keep running at night because they forget to stop. Emma and Jude's best friends have already been affected by the disease, so the lovers anxiously watch each other for the first signs of forgetfulness. They are trying to save their romantic memories from the great future oblivion.

"Eternal radiance of a pure mind", dir. Michel Gondry (2004)

"This film is filled with Charlie Kaufman's unique charm, his existential humor and his humane affection for the lonely and vulnerable" (The Guardian)

As in Adaptation, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's previous film, the main character is a depressed creative guy who feels nagging anxiety about the meaning of life. Joel is played by Jim Carrey. One day he meets a beautiful young woman with dyed hair. Clementine (Kate Winslet - "Titanic") fascinates him, and poor, withdrawn Joel falls hopelessly in love. But then comes the catastrophic stage of their relationship. After their romance goes sour, Joel finds Clementine ignoring him whenever they meet. As if they had never met.

"50 First Kisses", dir. Peter Segal (2004)

"This cute diamond is one of Adam Sandler's best" (The Guardian)

Henry Roth is a man who is afraid of commitment until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry thought he had finally found the girl of his dreams until he discovered she had short-term memory loss and had already forgotten him the next day.

"Overboard", dir. Harry Marshall (1987)

"This fun and touching romantic comedy is reminiscent of the plot and sophisticated dialogue of 1930s Hollywood" (Time Out)

"Overboard" is an apt title for a comedy that tries to show how the tough and at the same time fragile exterior of an heiress named Joanna Staton (Goldie Gawn - "Death Befits Her") actually hides a sweet, brave, hardworking little housewife and mother . All Joanne needs is a bout of amnesia to bring out the better person inside her.