Jessica Chastain Movie ‘Memory’ Gets 7-Minute Ovation At Venice Premiere
deadline.comAfter just being officially confirmed for a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement the day before, the cast of Memory hit the Venice Film Festival red carpet Friday night.
Michel Franco’s movie, starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, was greeted with a seven-minute ovation during its world premiere inside the Sala Grande.Seven minute applause at the ‘Memory’ premiere at Venice #Venezia80 pic.twitter.com/asdxr7KIM0 In the drama, which is playing in the Competition lineup here, Chastain plays Sylvia, a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings.
This is blown open when Saul (Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.
Brooke Timber, Merritt Wever, Elsie Fisher, Jessica Harper and Josh Charles also star in the pic, which is looking for a buyer here in Venice.
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