EAN: 9780711277120

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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. Resilient…highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate.’  - Cobb Inception  How 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 will look to crack 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 from   The Prestige  (2006) to the hugely successful Batman films through to his mind-bending science fiction works such as  Inception  (2014) and  Tenet  (2020). And just released in 2023 Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy as the film's titular American scientist and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. Filled with fascinating insights and illustrated throughout with cinematography from his visually stunning oeuvre this book offers a unique important and unmissable insight into the mind of this most brilliant of directors.

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