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The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan
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An in-depth look at Christopher Nolan, considered to be the most profound, commercially successful director at work today, written with his full cooperation. A rare, revelatory portrait, as close as you're ever going to get to the Escher drawing that is Christopher Nolan's remarkable brain (Sam Mendes). In chapters structured by themes and motifs (Time; Chaos; Dreams), Shone offers an unprecedented intimate view of the director. Shone explores Nolan's thoughts on his influences, his vision, his enigmatic childhood past--and his movies, from plots and emotion to identity and perception, including his latest blockbuster, the action-thriller/spy-fi Tenet (Big, brashly beautiful, grandiosely enjoyable--Variety). Filled with the director's never-before-seen photographs, storyboards, and scene sketches, here is Nolan on the evolution of his pictures, and the writers, artists, directors, and thinkers who have inspired and informed his films. Fabulous: intelligent, illuminating, rigorous, and highly readable. The very model of what a filmmaking study should be. Essential reading for anyone who cares about Nolan or about film for that matter.--Neal Gabler, author of An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood and Walt Disney, The Biography
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"Shone posits that 'Nolan can with some legitimacy lay claim to being the greatest living filmmaker of the Victorian era.' It's a fascinating proposition, but one with troubling consequences that The Nolan Variations only ever teases, never braving a thorough analysis."
"This is an erudite book, written primarily for serious film fans, but Shone's prose is easygoing and mostly nontechnical, and the text has plenty to say to readers of all levels of interest."
"This erudite book is packed with extensive, expansive discussions about Nolan's films, all written or co-written by the director; insights into what he was trying to accomplish with each film; methodologies; and the movies, directors, books, art, architecture, and music that influenced him ..."
"Shone provides thoughtful context for Nolan's commentary, but readers will most value Nolan's own words about his work."
"Quite simply, this is the book for which director Christopher Nolan's many admirers have long been waiting."
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