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The Memory Thief

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The Memory Thief (2008)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:4

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6/10

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:May 9, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: The Memory Thief tells the story of Lukas - an aimless, haunted young man in contemporary L.A. who buries thoughts of his own past in the humdrum routine of a tollbooth clerk. A chance encounter... The Memory Thief tells the story of Lukas - an aimless, haunted young man in contemporary L.A. who buries thoughts of his own past in the humdrum routine of a tollbooth clerk. A chance encounter with a Holocaust survivor suddenly brings into focus a world and an identity he embraces with frightening intensity - the victimized Jews of World War II. As he begins to enthusiastically act out his newfound obsession, Lukas discovers that survivor's guilt isn't just for the Jews anymore.

The Memory Thief is a mesmerizing, audacious psychological thriller in the tradition of Taxi Driver.The film stars Mark Webber (The Hottest State, Broken Flowers, Storytelling), Rachel Miner (Black Dahlia, Bully, Alice) and Jerry Adler (In Her Shoes, The Sopranos, Manhattan Murder Mystery). --© Official Site
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Starring: Mark Webber, Rachel Miner, Jerry Adler, Allan Rich

Starring: Mark Webber, Rachel Miner, Jerry Adler, Allan Rich, Peter Jacobson, Douglas Spain

Director: Gil Kofman

Director: Gil Kofman
Producer: Gil Kofman, Marika Van Adelsberg
Composer: Ted Reichman
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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There are intriguing issues swirling around the film, but [director] Kofman never brings it to a boil, never finds the deeper, truer meaning inside the ideas he is grappling with.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
05/30/08
Mark Olsen
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Los Angeles Times
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Director Gil Kofman's attempt is noble in trying to show this descent into madness, but something rings false.

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05/09/08
Leba Hertz
Leba Hertz
San Francisco Chronicle
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In The Memory Thief, a strange and melancholy journey to the heart of madness, a rootless young man finds meaning in the horrors of a stolen past.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/09/08
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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The film is (perhaps deliberately) as unbalanced as its protagonist, one whose fury ultimately seems directed either nowhere in particular or in too many directions at once -- until things eventually devolve into a Taxi Driver riff.

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05/07/08
Vadim Rizov
Vadim Rizov
Village Voice
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Kofman includes real-life Holocaust survivors in his cast, a bold and unsettling stroke in a fictional story that's more challenging than most documentaries about the subject.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
05/07/08
Andrea Gronvall
Andrea Gronvall
Chicago Reader
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Tragedy and closure, memory and truth are the subjects of writer/director Gil Kofman's first narrative feature.

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03/20/08
Maureen M. Hart
Maureen M. Hart
Chicago Tribune
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The deeply felt performances from [Mark] Webber and Jerry Adler overwhelm the film about a young man whose way of connecting to others is to mirror them.

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04/20/07
Carrie Rickey
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