{{Short description|1998 film by Niki Caro}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Memory & Desire | image = Memory & Desire DVD cover.jpg | alt = | caption = U.S. distribution DVD cover | director = Niki Caro | screenplay = Niki Caro | based_on = {{Based on|"Of Memory and Desire"|Peter Wells}} | producer = Owen Hughes | starring = {{Plainlist| * Yuri Kinugawa * Eugene Nomura }} | cinematography = Dion Beebe | editing = Margot Francis | music = Peter Scholes | studio = Frame Up Films | distributor = Footprint Films | released = {{Film date|df=y|1998|6|24}} | runtime = 89 minutes | country = New Zealand | language = {{Plainlist| * English * Japanese }} | budget = | gross = }} '''''Memory & Desire''''' is a 1998 New Zealand romantic drama film written and directed by Niki Caro,<ref>{{cite web |title=Memory & Desire - Film |url=https://www.parkcircus.com/film/117041-Memory-%26-Desire |website=Park Circus |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref> in her feature film directorial debut. The film is based on the 1997 short story "Of Memory and Desire" by Peter Wells.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Elley |first1=Derek |title=Memory & Desire |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/memory-desire-1117477545/ |website=Variety |date=20 May 1998 |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Memory and Desire |url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/memory-and-desire-1998 |website=NZ on Screen |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref>
==Plot== Sayo and Keiji are a Japanese couple who elope to New Zealand to get married. On their honeymoon, frustrated by being unable to consummate their marriage, Keiji fatally drowns in a swimming accident. Heartbroken after losing her husband, Sayo contemplates traveling back to Japan to once again live with her domineering mother, per Japanese tradition. Instead, she stays in New Zealand on the beach where Keiji drowned to find peace.
==Cast== * Yuri Kinugawa as Sayo * Eugene Nomura as Keiji * Yoko Narahashi as Mrs. Nakajima * Joel Tobeck as Nod * Rome Kanda as Tour Guide
==Production==
The film was shot in New Zealand, at Studio West in West Auckland.<ref name="OurStory">{{cite web|url=https://www.studiowest.co.nz/our-story |title=Our Story |publisher=Studio West |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" ! Group ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |- | 1998 Cannes Film Festival | Caméra d'Or | Niki Caro | {{nominated}} |- | 1998 Stockholm International Film Festival | Bronze Horse | Niki Caro | {{nominated}} |- |1998 Stockholm International Film Festival | Best actress | Yuri Kinugawa | {{won}} |- | rowspan="4"| 1999 New Zealand Film and TV Awards | Best Film | Owen Hughes | {{won}} |- | Best Foreign Performer | Yuri Kinugawa | {{won}} |- | Best Design | Grant Major | {{won}} |- | Special Jury Prize | Niki Caro | {{won}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|New Zealand|Film}} *{{IMDb title|0138602}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Memory and Desire}} Category:1998 directorial debut films Category:1998 films Category:1998 independent films Category:1998 romantic drama films Category:1998 English-language films Category:1998 Japanese-language films Category:Films about grief Category:Films about honeymoons Category:Films based on short fiction Category:Films directed by Niki Caro Category:Films set in New Zealand Category:Films set on beaches Category:Films shot in New Zealand Category:New Zealand independent films Category:New Zealand romantic drama films Category:1998 multilingual films Category:New Zealand multilingual films Category:English-language independent films Category:English-language romantic drama films Category:Japanese-language romantic drama films