The master of the big show
Christopher Nolan’s prestigious filmography, which began with Following in 1998, very quickly focused on blockbuster cinema. He became the champion of Hollywood “arthouse” blockbuster, his films rake in hundreds of millions at box offices around the world and attract rave reviews. He is such a master of hits that even when he faces a biopic – that of the “father of the atomic bomb” Robert J. Oppenheimer – this is spectacular and approaching a billion dollars in box office receipts.
Christopher Nolan praises independent cinema
Interviewed by the prestigious Timeahead of the 96th Oscar ceremony of which he is the ultra favorite Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan opened up about several topics. And it was surprising when he mentioned it these two favorite recent films. These are in fact exactly the opposite of the cinema he practices, since it is cinemaAfter sun by Charlotte Wells and Past lives by Céline Song.
Thus, regarding Charlotte Wells’ film which revealed the actor Paul Mescal to the general public, he judges that “it’s simply a magnificent film“. As for Past livesnominated for the 2024 Oscars for Best Film and Best Original Screenplay, Christopher Nolan believes he is “subtle in a very beautiful way“.
We might be surprised by this mention because these films are formally the opposite of his. But After sun AND Past lives we share a theme very dear to Christopher Nolan: the weather. In fact, each in its own way, Charlotte Wells’ film and Celine Song’s film use time and its different modalities study the human condition of their characters. This is what Christopher Nolan also often does, particularly in I remember, Start, Interstellar, Dunkirk OR Principle.
Beyond this sharing of the same theme, we will notice that the British-American filmmaker therefore has taste. Furthermore, by mentioning these two films, he pays homage two young directors and independent cinema, and in doing so gives them visibility. Coming from one of the most influential and powerful men in Hollywood, a very high place in “commercial” cinema, it’s pretty classy.
Source: Cine Serie
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