Memory is often considered the spinal cord of identity — a continuous thread stitching moments of consciousness into what we call the self. Yet cinema has repeatedly challenged the stability of memory and, by extension, the stability of the self. In works like Perfect Blue, Strange Days, Memento, Dark City, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and The Father, memory is not simply a record of experience; it is a territory of distortion, vulnerability, and longing. These films collectively su...

Memory is often considered the spinal cord of identity — a continuous thread stitching moments of consciousness into what we call the self. Yet cinema has repeatedly challenged the stability of memory and, by extension, the stability of the self. In works like Perfect Blue, Strange Days, Memento, Dark City, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and The Father, memory is not simply a record of experience; it is a territory of distortion, vulnerability, and longing. These films collectively su...