The Nolan Variations - by Tom Shone (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"This is a Borzoi book"--Copyright page.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>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). </b></p><p>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 <i>Tenet</i> (Big, brashly beautiful, grandiosely enjoyable--<i>Variety</i>). <p/>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. <p/>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 <i>An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood </i>and <i>Walt Disney, The Biography</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><b>This is the book for which Christopher Nolan's many admirers have long been waiting</b> ... Shone sat with Nolan for numerous conversations over three years, producing what is almost a coauthored exploration of Nolan's creative process, his extensive influences, and his films ... Shone seamlessly weaves these conversations within a narrative that stretches from Nolan's formative boarding school days in England to the evolution of his career and work ... a thoroughly entertaining and fascinating portrait. For the foreseeable future, this is <b>the definitive word on Nolan and a must for film buffs.</b>--<i>Library Journal </i>(starred review)</p><p>Nolan is a wonderfully unlikely contemporary filmmaker. We're fortunate indeed to have him, and fortunate now to have this book.--William Gibson</p><p>Drawing on interviews conducted over three years, film critic Shone shines a light on Christopher Nolan, who has 'long perfected the art of talking about his films while giving away nothing about himself.' Shone devotes a chapter to each of Nolan's films [and] provides thoughtful context for Nolan's commentary.--<i>Publishers Weekly </i></p><p>An up-close and personal look at one of Hollywood's most successful directors ... unique access to the 'most successful filmmaker to come out of the British Isles since Alfred Hitchcock.' This <b>erudite book is packed with extensive, expansive discussions about Nolan's films, all written or co-written by the director; </b>insight into what he was trying to accomplish with each film; methodologies; and the movies, directors, books, art, architecture, and music that influenced him ... <b>revealing ... invaluable.</b>--<i>Kirkus</i> (starred review)</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>TOM SHONE was the film critic of the <i>Sunday Times</i> from 1994 until he moved to New York in 1999. He is the author of five books, including <i>Tarantino: A Retrospective </i>and <i>Martin Scorsese: A Retrospective</i>. His writing has appeared in <i>The New Yorker, The New York Times, </i> the <i>Times Literary Supplement, Intelligent Life, </i>and <i>Vogue</i>. He currently teaches film history and criticism at New York University.
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