Do you forget the plot as soon as you've left the cinema?

Amazing how many films deal with memory and memory loss. Maybe they're trying to tell us something? Here are the answers.

1. An unhappy couple seeks therapy by erasing each other from their memories: mental divorce. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. A man with short-term memory loss tattoos clues on his body and hunts down a killer. Memento
3. The girl of his dreams turns out to have short-term memory issues: so he gets to know her again and again. 50 First Dates
4. Amnesiac agent, fishing boat, lots of bad guys. The Bourne Identity
5. The world keeps getting erased. But who are those mysterious figures, and where, exactly, are the citizens of this Kafkaesque metropolis? Dark City
6. Running into aliens can be pretty traumatic: just look into the light, please. Men in Black
7. A retired jewel thief and his plastic pal who's fun to be with get into a lot of trouble. Thank goodness the librarian's watching. Robot – Frank
8. Ski tracks on a tablecloth are the key in this Hitchcock memory thriller. Spellbound
9. References to film number 8 abound in this mad tale of a loony astronaut in a spooky castle where the dogs perform Shakespeare. The Ninth Configuration
10. After a car wreck and plastic surgery, a man begins to suspect that he may not be who he thinks he is. Shattered

Haven't seen all these films? Then use this quiz as a wishlist for rainy (snowy) days. They're all memorable.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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