Christopher Nolan

thumb|With the great, whether it is Stanley Kubrick, Terrence Malick or Hitchcock what you're seeing is inseparable, a vital relationship between the images and the story he's telling. Christopher Edward Nolan CBE (born 30 July, 1970, in London, England) is a British-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films have grossed more than US$5billion worldwide, and have garnered 11 Academy Awards from 36 nominations. Among his films are Following, Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar and Dunkirk. He won an Academy Award for Best Director for his latest film Oppenheimer (2023), which also won Best Picture. Quotes When you think of the visual style, when you think of the visual language of a film there tends to be a natural separation of the visual style and the narrative elements, but with the great, whether it is Stanley Kubrick, Terrence Malick or Hitchcock what you're seeing is inseparable, a vital relationship between the images and the story he's telling. Chistopher Nolan and David Fincher featurette on Movieweb What I try to do is write from the inside out. I really try to jump into the world of the film and the characters, try to imagine myself in that world rather than imagining it as a film I’m watching onscreen. Sometimes, that means I’m discovering things the way the audience will, with character and story. Other times, you’re plotting it out with diagrams and taking a very objective view. Writing, for me, is a combination of both. You take an objective approach at times to get you through things, and you take a subjective approach at other times, and that allows you to find an emotional experience for the audience. Chris Nolan Q&A About 'Inception' With The Dark Knight you had to strike a balance of familiarity with the audience. It is a sequel, and they want familiar elements, things they liked from the first film. But you always have to be very aware that the audience is extremely ruthless in its demand for newness, novelty and freshness. At script stage, we really tried to thrash that out—are we striking that right balance? Chris Nolan Q&A About 'Inception' The ultimate embodiment of Bruce Wayne. He has exactly the balance of darkness and light that we were looking for. On Christian Bale playing the lead role in Batman Begins, in StudioBriefing (12 September 2003) I do a lot of my best thinking in those kind of in-between moments that people now fill with online activity. Christopher Nolan explains why he doesn't have a smartphone. But remember, I spent ten years dealing with Batman. Christopher Nolan Says ‘Odyssey’ Backlash Over Casting and More Is ‘Irrelevant’ and He’s Learned Not to Worry: ‘Remember, I Spent 10 Years Dealing With Batman’ Q: Is there a moral lesson that you want people to see in “The Odyssey”?A: Absolutely, 100 percent. But I don’t want to articulate it. I want people to experience it in the film. I have strong feelings about how the story moves me in ethical terms. I’m hoping that people have that feeling, the way I did. “There’s a moral to ‘The Odyssey,’ but Christopher Nolan won’t reveal it,” The New York Times Magazine (2 Aug 2016) p.53 External links Interview Memento BBC | Films | 0634240 Category:People from London Category:Film directors from England Category:Film producers from England Category:Editors from England Category:Screenwriters from England Category:Non-fiction authors from England Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Sundance Film Festival award winners Category:Hugo Award winners Category:Best Director Academy Award winners Category:Nebula Award winners Category:Edgar Award winners Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Category:Producers who won the Best Picture Academy Award