
Memoria
Directed by Nina Ljeti, Vladimir de Fontenay
Produced by Rabbit Bandini Productions
A melancholic coming-of-age portrait of adolescent alienation and yearning in suburban California, told with introspective restraint.
Ivan Cohen is a young boy living in Palo Alto, California. Unsatisfied by his slacker group of friends, his love for a girl who doesn't know he exists and a dysfunctional family life, he is struggling to find his place in the world. Based on the book Palo Alto by James Franco.
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Genres
Questions people ask
Is Memoria sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Memoria violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Memoria end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Memoria scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Memoria easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Memoria
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Memoria
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Memoria, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Memoria, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Memoria, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

























































