Christopher Nolan: Filmography and the best films of the director

Nowadays, more and more people are inclined to think that modern cinema gradually ceases to be an art. A strong influence on the development of the industry is provided by money. Now to make a movie is more of a business, where the leading role is assigned to producers, actors, their agents, but not to directors who seem to be of paramount importance on the set. These people, once in charge of the process, turned into servicemen, if slightly exaggerated. However, there are exceptions.

An excellent example of the triumph of art over business is demonstrated to the whole world by Christopher Nolan. The filmography of this eminent director can not boast of its numerous. However, the pictures that the Englishman managed to take during his career are a good lesson for others: how to make a great movie, while earning crazy fees.

Childhood

On July 30, 1970 Christopher Nolan was born in the capital of Great Britain. His father, an Englishman by birth, was engaged in the advertising business. An American Mom worked as a flight attendant. Because of the work of his parents, the boy lived for a long time in two countries: he spent part of the year in the sunny parts of the United States, and the other half in the foggy Albion. Becoming an adult, Christopher was a citizen of both the first and second countries.

His fascination with cinema began as a child. At the age of seven, the boy first saw the picture "Star Wars" and fell in love with this art form. Finding his father's eight-millimeter camera, he began to shoot his first commercials. Parents in no way opposed the hobby of his son. Later, my father bought another camera for Christopher, for which the first film of the future eminent director was filmed. As the main heroes of the picture were the toy soldiers of the boy.

Youth and Love

After leaving school, Christopher Nolan enters the college, which is a branch of the University of London (University College London). In the educational institution, the main subject studied was classical English literature. As the director himself notes, it is love for reading that has become a great help for further writing scripts. While studying in college, the young man meets Emma Thomas, who initially becomes his business partner, and then - in life.

Not stopping from the learning process, the future famous director Christopher Nolan continues to shoot. His short masterpieces were quite high-quality, and the semantic load of the paintings attracted special attention of the public.

First creation

The desire to completely surrender to the passion of directing spurred Nolan to create his own film company Sincopy Films. The project was led by his wife - Mrs. Emma Christopher Nolan. The director's filmography began with a short film called "The Persecution". This tape made the director quite famous in Europe. The shooting of the painting lasted about a year, the reason for this was the lack of sufficient free time (after all, the actors, and Christopher and his wife worked elsewhere) and money.

It is noteworthy that the budget of the film shot did not exceed the mark of six thousand dollars. However, at the box office the picture collected about 50 thousand. As Christopher Nolan admits, he was very glad that the team managed to film, mount and release the film without debts. After the release of this picture, the young man was noticed by the large producer companies, who suggested that he begin shooting full-length tapes.

Successful debut

In 2000, on the big screens comes the first full-fledged picture, directed by Christopher Nolan. "Remember" - this is the name of the psychological thriller, which made a real sensation among fans of quality cinema. The film tells the viewer the story of a man who, possessing a rare memory disorder, still tries to unravel the mysterious death of his wife. The idea and staging of the shooting of the picture in all measure made it clear to the critics that they are faced with a new and immensely talented director.

The picture won frenzied popularity all over the world and, as expected, brought its creator worldwide fame. At the same time, this project turned out to be very profitable in financial terms: the budget put into the film paid off almost five times.

The combination of art and business

Two years after the successful film debut of the director, Nolan's next creation, a painting called Insomnia, is available for hire. In the lead roles were involved Al Pacino and Robin Williams. Like the previous one, this tape was not only well received by viewers and critics, but also brought its creators a good profit.

It should be noted that all the films of Christopher Nolan are the perfect combination of art and business. The gift of making interesting pictures for the viewer, which at the same time brings an excellent income, made the Englishman one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood.

The first part of the Batman trilogy

After the successful rental of "Insomnia" on Christopher Nolan, agents of the company Warner Bros. drew attention. For a long time, representatives of this studio were looking for a man who could once again revive the viewer's interest in the picture "Batman". Christopher Nolan was decided to approve as the main director for the continuation of the failed film. In collaboration with David S. Goyer, the Englishman began to think hard about the future project.

The result pleased not only Warner Bros, but the entire world community. The first part of the Batman trilogy "Batman: The Beginning" was published in 2005 and immediately earned the love of critics and viewers. The award for successful works was the prizes of various film festivals and even the nomination for "Oscar". It is noteworthy that, although this film did not turn out to be super-profitable, the primary task was fulfilled: the interest of spectators to the comic book character was revived.

"Prestige" and "The Dark Knight"

Christopher Nolan's films are waiting for the public as Christmas: any picture of a talented director turns out to be outstanding and disrupts an ovation. In 2006, a new creation of the maestro called "Prestige" was released on large screens around the world. Like the previous ones, this masterpiece did not leave anyone indifferent. However, the public eagerly awaited the release of the continuation of the story of a man-bat.

And in 2008, the queue for the cinemas on the painting called "The Dark Knight" beat all the unthinkable records. Critics applauded, the audience gasped for delight, Christopher Nolan reaped laurels. And only the only person who did not live to see the triumph of the picture was Heath Ledger. The actor tragically died at the peak of his career even before the release of the tape in the rental.

The film broke all records and the number of awards: eight nominations for the "Oscar" award were that proof. Negative character Joker in the performance of the departed Heath Ledger was recognized by critics as one of the best characters in the history of cinematography.

Climbing into dreams

In 2010, for the delight of the audience came another film, directed by Christopher Nolan, - "The Beginning". The script for this masterpiece was written long before the young man joined Warner Bros.. In his youth, Nolan was impressed by the book "The Water Country" written by Graham Swift. Christopher's consciousness for a long time did not leave the desire to write a script describing the existence of a person in parallel time intervals. Then he decided to provide the narrative with mystical events from human dreams. Adding to this "cocktail" industrial espionage, the director received an amazing result.

However, to implement the idea, there was no money. The studio refused to provide them because of the director's inadequate experience, and the maestro himself did not have enough funds for the whole idea. After several successful projects, the company's decision changed, and the film "The Beginning" still went out to hire. A clever interweaving of events, existence in parallel worlds, information theft with the help of dreams, fantastic special effects and a subtle philosophical component - all this was the reason for the incredible success of the film.

Critics have not without reason called this masterpiece touching not only the mind, but also the inner strings of the soul. Many compared the picture with the notorious "Matrix". Like many other films directed by Christopher Nolan, this work has received many awards. At the annual "Oscar" award, the film was nominated for a prize in eight categories. Golden figurines brought four of them.

Continuing to embody comics in reality

Very soon after the triumphal procession on the planet of the painting "The Beginning", Christopher Nolan releases the third masterpiece of the Batman story - "The Dark Knight: The Renaissance of the Legend". Released in 2012, the masterpiece brought to its creators more than one billion dollars. It is noteworthy that, although the audience was delighted with this tape, critics recognized its slack in comparison with the second part. Literally a year later, the director produces another film called "The Man of Steel." The picture was good, but also critics, and the public acknowledged that against the background of previous work of Nolan this tape is somewhat lost.

During

In 2014, it is planned to release two more Christopher films. The premiere of the first picture, entitled "Excellence" in the US, took place on April 18. Based on the opinion of film critics, the tape turned out somewhat unsuccessful. We will wait for the world premiere: what will the public say.

As of November 2014, a tape called "Instellar" is planned. The main role in the film is played by Matthew McConaughey, who broke off a standing ovation for his character in the oscar film "The Dallas Club of Buyers". Let's see if he and Nolan will be able to make the film as masterpiece as the previous works of the director.
In the more distant future, the release of another picture is planned - "Batman vs. Superman". According to preliminary estimates, this creation of Nolan expects a tremendous success. However, we will not look so far, but we will wait until 2016, for which the premiere of all the expected film is appointed.