10 Little Known Facts About British Auteur Filmmaker Christopher Nolan

Compiled by: Lee Fenton

1. Christopher Nolan Gave a Polite “F**k off” to Christian Bale When He Wanted Editing Suite Access: “That is out of my hands”[3]
   

2. His films have grossed a total of $5 billion in global sales (worldwide).

3. In 2015, he was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time

4. In 2019, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to film

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5. Nolan's feature film debut was the Following in 1998.

6. After he obtained his bachelor's degree in English literature in 1993, Nolan was employed as a camera operator , script reader and director of corporate & industrial films.

7. His greatest influences are stated as being; George Lucas’s Star Wars trilogy and the films of visionary director Ridley Scott.

8. "Christopher Nolan Says He Pioneered The Utilization of IMAX Film Cameras in Narrative Fiction Motion Picture Features"[1] direct quote, citation below

9. Inception was made from a script that Nolan had started writing a decade prior.

10. Nolan's films Memento and The Dark Knight have been selected by the US Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant.[2]

Sources:

[1]https://ymcinema.com/2023/07/18/christopher-nolan-says-he-pioneered-the-utilization-of-imax-film-cameras-in-narrative-fiction-motion-picture-features/

[3]https://fandomwire.com/christopher-nolan-gave-a-polite-fk-off-to-christian-bale-when-he-wanted-editing-suite-access-that-is-out-of-my

-hands/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Nolan-British-director

[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Nolan