Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and his work

Christopher Nolan is a celebrated and successful filmmaker known for his visually stunning science-fiction noir films, such as Inception (2014) and Tenet (2020). This book delves into his life and works, examining the making of his films and the inspiration behind them, including his latest release, Oppenheimer (2023).

Format: Hardback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 04 October 2022
Publisher: White Lion Publishing

This comprehensive and in-depth study delves into the life and works of one of modern film's 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 ouvre, this book offers a unique, important, and unmissable insight into the mind of this most brilliant of directors.

Weight: 1176g
Dimension: 257 x 222 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780711277120