The Life and Films of Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan is the acclaimed British actor responsible for The Dark Knight and Inception. Born in England to an American mother and an English father, Nolan split his childhood between London and Chicago. He is an independent minded man who refuses to be dragged into the Hollywood movie making system, making original and thought provoking movies that have the unusual knack of making some serious box office.
The Following saw Nolan at his unencumbered best with free reign to make the movie he wanted. With a budget of only $6000, this was the chilling, disturbing and challenging story of a writer, following random people he encountered on the street. Things take a frightening turn when he meets a loner who likes to burgle houses for the sheer thrill of it.
This work would pave the way for several movies that would play with timelines in a way few directors could achieve. Memento was Nolan’s first major movie and opened to critical and relative box office success. Nolan showcased both his writing and directing skills with an original concept of telling a story from end to beginning.
However it is for the Batman movies and in particular The Dark Knight that Nolan is known. The Dark Knight remains the fifth most successful movie of all time with a unique and unusually challenging plot – unheard of for a comic book movie adaptation. The Life and Movies of Christopher Nolan charts the career of one of the most successful British directors of the modern age.