Gently moving drama ‘Marjorie Prime‘ explores memory and technology

(Sean Price Williams/Sundance Institute via AP) This image released by the Sundance Institute shows Jon Hamm, left, and Lois Smith in a scene from, "Marjorie Prime," a film by Michael Almereyda. In the quietly stirring drama “Marjorie Prime,” writer-director Michael Almereyda and a quartet of sensitive actors explore the idea of memory — and how much of who we are is based on what we remember about ourselves and what others remember about us.

Set in the near future, the story begins with Marjorie (Lois Smith), an 86-year-old woman in faltering health and diminished memory. She sits in her nicely appointed house on the ocean, talking to a handsome man (Jon Hamm). The man is the very image of…