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The Memory Thief (2007)

Director: Gil Kofman

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An inventive indie character study of an O.C. toll-taker (Webber) in his twenties who develops an unhealthy identification with Holocaust survivors, The Memory Thief plays like The Man in the Glass Booth in reverse, or maybe The King of Comedy with a sense of history. The movie is forcefully told, thoughtfully composed, effortlessly acted and depressing as hell, but its point—that glomming onto the pain of others is, as one of the protagonist’s stalkees puts it, “a cheap man’s empathy”—packs a subtle punch.

Author: Mark Holcomb 2008-05-07 17:19:06

Time Out New York Issue 658: May 8-14, 2008

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The Memory Thief

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Director: Gil Kofman

Cast: Mark Webber, Rachel Miner, Jerry Adler full cast

Rated: NR

Duration: 95 mins

US Release: May 9 2008


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