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Christopher Nolan
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Screen Story
Born:
July 30, 1970 in London, England
Biography:Noted for the innovative structure of both his noirish, cerebral debut film "Following" (1998) and its follow-up, the equally unconventional and heady "Memento" (2000), London-born filmmaker "Christopher Nolan" has shown a unique talent for creating involving films containing concepts based on abstract breaks with conventional behavior and idealism. Dubbed meta-noir by critics at a loss for words to describe its psychologically demanding, high-concept yet low-key journey into the mind of a man seeking revenge but lacking the ability to create new memories, "Memento" became the basis of lively discussion and debate among critics and audiences hungering for something thoughtful among a flurry of countless computer-generated pseudo-thrills and all-too-familiar gross-out comedies.

Born in 1970 and making 8 mm films from the age of seven, Nolan studied English Literature at University College London,... Full Biography

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