Christopher Nolan
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Nolan developed an interest in filmmaking from a young age. After studying English literature at University College London, he made several short films before his feature film debut with ''Following'' (1998). Nolan gained international recognition with his second film, ''Memento'' (2000), and transitioned into studio filmmaking with ''Insomnia'' (2002). He became a high-profile director with ''The Dark Knight'' trilogy (2005–2012), and found further success with ''The Prestige'' (2006), ''Inception'' (2010), ''Interstellar'' (2014), and ''Dunkirk'' (2017). After the release of ''Tenet'' (2020), Nolan parted ways with longtime distributor Warner Bros. Pictures, and signed with Universal Pictures for the biographical thriller ''Oppenheimer'' (2023), which won him Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture.
Nolan's work regularly features in the listings of best films of their respective decades. Infused with a metaphysical outlook, his films thematise epistemology, existentialism, ethics, the construction of time, and the malleable nature of memory and personal identity. They feature mathematically inspired images and concepts, unconventional narrative structures, practical special effects, experimental soundscapes, large-format film photography, and materialistic perspectives. He has co-written several of his films with his brother, Jonathan, and runs the production company Syncopy Inc. with his wife, Emma Thomas. Provided by Wikipedia