Memory: "The Souvenir" Review
"A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man." Written & Directed by: Joanna Hogg Starring: Honor Swinton Byrne Tom Burke Tilda Swinton Joanna Hogg's deeply personal The Souvenir is a hazy, almost dream-like trip through memories long plastered over. Memory is a funny thing, our timeline of events can be disjointed and often make little sense as we weave through experiences. Hogg takes us on a journey through her avatar, a spellbinding Honor Swinton Byrne as she navigates film school and an illicit romance with an older man. What has all the trappings of a more typical coming of age story very quickly turns into something more real, more raw. The youthful glow of fond memories sometimes become the harsher, even cold remembrance of the most pi...