Goldfish Memory

Infobox Film
name = Goldfish Memory


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director = Elizabeth Gill
producer = Breda Walsh
writer = Elizabeth Gill
narrator =
starring = Sean Campion
Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Fiona Glascott
music = Richie Buckley
cinematography = Ken Byrne
editing = Dermot Diskin
distributor = Wolfe Releasing
released = 2003
runtime = 85 min
country = flagicon|Ireland Ireland
language = English
budget = € 900,000
imdb_id = 0366527

: "For the goldfish memory myth, see Goldfish#Memory."

"Goldfish Memory" (2003) is a feature film about everyday relationships, set and filmed in Dublin. It was written and directed by Elizabeth Gill.

Plot

The movie is set around a small group of characters experiencing relationships which build and crumble before the viewers eyes. The title of the film refers to the belief, expressed by several of characters, that the goldfish retains a memory of something for only three seconds. The narrator of the film draws comparisons between this and the human tendency to jump from one relationship to the next, "forgetting" the pain that any previous one might have caused. The film shows complexities involved in straight relationships but exposes the gay and lesbian twist to love as well. Writer/director Liz Gill says the film was influenced by the work of directors Robert Altman and Richard Linklater. Particularly Linklater's film Slacker.

Cast

Sean Campion, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Fiona Glascott, Peter Gaynor, Keith McErlean, Stuart Graham, Lise Hearns, Jean Butler, Justine Mitchell, Aisling O'Neill, Demien McAdam, Tony Brown, Flora Montgomery.

oundtrack

Four songs of Tom Jobim were remade for the movie, three "Once i loved, Waters of March, and Desafinado" by Damien Rice with Lisa Hannigan (vocals) and Vyvienne Long (cello), and "Lamento No Morro" by Richie Burkley.

External links

* [http://www.goldfishmemory.com/ Official website]
* [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,1321817,00.html Review from The Guardian]