This is part 2 of the conversation with Russell Kilbourn on memory and movies. In part 1 we talked about the way memory is treated in literature and movies but we didn't have time to discuss memory in sci-fi movies so Russ agreed to return. In this podcast we discuss the varying treatment of memory in the genre. Eg: removing memories (Total Recall, Severance and particularly Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind); inserting false memories (Blade Runner); repurposing memories (Strange Days, and particularly Solaris and La Jetee). La Jetée led to an interesting discussion about the strange and interesting Canadian film My Winnipeg. We close by returning to literature, in the science fiction genre.

Participants:

Russell J Kilbourn is Professor of Literature and Film, Dept of English and Film Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada. http://rjakilbourn.com/

Ken Barrett, visual artist, writer and former neuropsychiatrist.http://www.kenbarrettstudio.co.uk/

Sci fi movies discussed (Russ's 'must sees' in bold):

Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982) and BR 2049 (Denis Villeneuve, 2017)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)

La Jetée (Chris Marker, 1962)

Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972)

Oblivion (Joseph Kosinski, 2013)

2046 (Kar-wai Wong, 2004) (lost memories)

After Life (Hirokazu Koreeda, 1998)

Minority Report (Steven Spielberg, 2002)

Source Code (Duncan Jones, 2011)

Strange Days (Kathryn Bigelow, 1995)

Total Recall (Paul Verhoeven, 1990)

Upstream Color (Shane Carruth, 2013)

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