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Memory: The Origins of Alien

2019 · 95 min

A thoughtful, slightly eerie dive into creative obsession that feels like a museum lecture on nightmares, rewarding for fans but dry for others.}{.

Tagline
Before Alien, there was Starbeast. Before Starbeast, there was… Memory.
Overview
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • memory
  • identity
  • obsession
  • mystery
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror3
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Alexandre O. Philippe
Written by
Alexandre O. Philippe
Starring
Ronald Shusett, Roger Christian, Ivor Powell, Terry Rawlings, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Roger Corman, Gary Sherman
Cinematography
Robert Muratore
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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