Thomas Sutcliffe: The return of the amnesia plot.(Features) From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: April 30, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 Independent Newspapers (UK) Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: THOMAS SUTCLIFFE

I can't remember the last time there was so much forgetfulness about. True, amnesia has long been a staple plot-line in film and television. True, too, that there have been previous hotspots for this particular theme. Someone once described 1945 as the Golden Age of Amnesia, due to the fact that Hitchcock's memory-loss thriller of that year, Spellbound, was accompanied by a rash of lesser imitations, and there was another little outbreak a few years ago with films such as Memento and Mulholland Drive. But the last few months have seen no less than ...

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