Christopher Nolan | Screenwriter/Director
Christopher Nolan is an innovative film director and screenwriter who’s helmed several early 21st century megahits, including Memento, Inception and The Dark Knight Rises.
Born on July 30, 1970 in London, England, Christopher Nolan received attention for his early films, Following (1998) and Memento (2000). After directing Insomnia , Nolan’s next film was Batman Begins , a re-launch of the comic-book franchise that became a worldwide hit. The film’s sequel, The Dark Knight , broke box office records, and Nolan’s heady sci-fi thriller, Inception , became another blockbuster two years later. In 2012, he produced the third film of his Batman saga, The Dark Knight Rises.
Nolan’s major film debut, Following , was a black-and-white, small-budget work about a lonely writer who’s obsessed with following strangers and then partners with a burglar. The film’s unconventional, non-linear narrative scheme helped garner interest in Nolan’s work and propelled him to his next film, Memento . The noir-ish indie feature starred Guy Pearce as an amnesiac man who relies on Polaroids and copious note-taking while seeking vengeance. Nolan adapted the work from a story written by his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the film received two Oscar nominations for its editing and screenplay.
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