Marjorie Prime (DVD)
Manufacturer Code : BFD038Release Date: 29 January 2018
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In the near future, a time of artificial intelligence: 86-year-old Marjorie a jumble of disparate, fading memories has a handsome new companion that looks exactly like her deceased husband Walter.This is a Prime, a holographic simulation programmed by Marjorie's daughter and her husband Jon to feed the story of her life back to her. But as their interactions develop it becomes clear that each of them has a very complex relationship with their shared histories, with each other, and with this new technology they've invited into their home...
The Guardian 4* review 'A holographic John Hamm and a standout turn from Lois Smith are two of the many pleasures packed into this soulful drama set in a future where death doesn't need to be the end'
The Times 4* review
The Independent 4* review '...a clever and affecting meditation on memory, bereavement, love and remorse'
Daily Express 4* review 'A haunting, quietly poignant tale'
Time Out 4* review '...a film that doubles and trebles in complexity as it dives inward to a place of strange intimacy...'
Evening Standard 4* review
Empire 4* review 'A treat for the brain and soul.'
Sight & Sound Film Of The Month
Little White Lies 4* review '...questions that it raises about how we approach death and the ways we memorialise the dead will surely resonate with many viewers'
The List 4* review
City AM 4* review
Film Review Daily 4* review
Vulturehound 4* review '...equisite - beautiful, intense, shivering with empathy'
The Skinny 4* review
Filmuforia 4* review
The New York Times ' 'There's more going on in this movies' 90+ minutes than in many summer blockbusters nearly twice its length'