The prospect of working with Jessica Chastain under the direction of Michel Franco was enough to pique Peter Sarsgaard’s interest in Memory, but what really sealed the deal was how Franco had written his character, Saul.
Since Franco rarely defines the character on the page, Sarsgaard was given the freedom to create a personal portrait of a man just beginning to struggle with a debilitating illness.
Here, he explains how was influenced by a family member with early onset dementia, and why he chose to focus on the joy and humor in the character’s life, rather than the disease. DEADLINE: How did you get involved with making Memory? PETER SARSGAARD: The usual way.
My agents called me and said that there was this project they thought I’d be interested in, which is how they preface anything that they think I should do.
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