Episode 4: “Memento Mori”, “Funes the Memorious”, “Double Indemnity”

The revolutionary structure and mind-blowing ending of Memento helped create the modern puzzle-box genre as we know it — a genre that Christopher Nolan has become synonymous with. But where did he get the ideas for Memento? This episode delves into the works of Billy Wilder, Jorge Luis Borges, and Nolan’s brother Jonah. Join Jake and Marshall as they look at Double Indemnity, “Funes the Memorious,” and “Memento Mori” as influences on Memento.

• Find where to watch Double Indemnityon JustWatch
• Buy Borges's Ficciones, which includes "Funes the Memorious" (Bookshop.org)
• Read "Memento Mori" (Esquire)
• Buy The Nolan Variations on Bookshop.org
• Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)
• "Dr. Mann will take control of the Endurance today." (Reddit)
• Lost Highway coming to The Criterion Collection (Instagram)
• @filmaesthete post of Memento clip and anterograde amnesia facts (Instagram)
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• Twitter: @friendsatdusk
• Marshall's Letterboxd: @MDoig
• Jake's Letterboxd: @808jake_