Christopher Nolan (eBook)

The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work

Ian Nathan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
176 Seiten
White Lion Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7112-7713-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This comprehensive and in-depth study delves into the life and works of one of modern films most celebrated, successful and intriguing auteurs, Christopher Nolan.';What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilienthighly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate.' - Cobb, InceptionHow has Nolan become this leading director? Is he the new Kubrick? What do audiences get out of his games? Visually, he offers a steely science-fiction noir with the highlights of big stars and a magician's flourishes, whether he is tackling Victorian London or the far reaches of outer space. In narrative terms, his films twist and turn, provoking as many questions as they answer. This book cracks open the magic box of Nolan's twisting universe. As a character, he eludes easy answers. Veteran film author Ian Nathan's research will lean into deciphering his cryptic pronouncements and motivations alongside the history and making of his films. Examining both the making of and the inspiration behind his many, many hit films, fromThe Prestige(2006) to the hugely successful Batman films, through to his mind-bending science fiction works such asInception(2014) andTenet(2020). Filled with fascinating insights and illustrated throughout with cinematography from his visually stunning ouvre, this book offers a unique, important and unmissable insight into the mind of this most brilliant of directors.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.10.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Iconic Filmmakers Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 2022 • 2023 • Academy Awards • Actor • Actress • Al Pacino • Andy Serkis • anne hathaway • ART • auteur • Awards • award-winning • BAFTA • Batman Begins • Best Director • best picture • Black Adam • Casey Affleck • Christian Bale • christmas gidft • cillian murphy • cinema book • College • cult filmmaker • David Bowie • don't worry darling • Doodlebug • Dunkirk • Ellen Page • Elliot Page • Emmy • Emmy's • film book • film course • film director • Film Studies • Film theory • following • ford copolla • for men • for women • Gary Oldman • Golden Globes • Guide • Guy Pearce • Harry Styles • heath ledger • Herzog • Hilary Swank • Hugh Jackman • Illustrated • Inception • Insomnia • Interstellar • Jessica Chastain • John Lithgow • joseph gordon-levitt • Justice league • Katie Holmes • Ken Watanabe • Kubrick • larceny • leo di caprio • Leonardo de Caprio • Liam Neeson • Maggie Gyllenhaal • Marion Cotillard • Mark Rylance • Marvel • Matt Damon • Matthew McConaughey • Memento • Michael Caine • Morgan Freeman • Movies • on set • oppenheimer • Oscar • Oscars • Photographs • Popular • producer • quay • Robin Willams • Scarlett Johansson • scorcese • Student • Tarantella • Television • Tenet • The Dark Knight • The Dark Knight Rises • The Prestige • The Rescue • timothee chalamet • Timothee Chalmet • Tom Hardy • Tony Award • TV • University • von Trier
• ISBN-10: 0-7112-7713-3 / 0711277133
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-7713-7 / 9780711277137