Christopher Nolan

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Christopher Nolan

British director

Written by Melissa Albert

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Last Updated: Jan 26, 2024 • Article History

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Category: Arts & Culture

Born:: July 30, 1970, London, England (age 53)

Awards And Honors:: Golden Globe Award (2024)

Notable Works:: “Dunkirk”; “Oppenheimer”; “Tenet”; “The Prestige”

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Christopher Nolan (born July 30, 1970, London, England) is a British film director and writer acclaimed for his noirish visual aesthetic and unconventional, often highly conceptual narratives. Nolan was raised by an American mother and a British father, and his family spent time in both Chicago and London. As a child, he attended Haileybury, a boarding school just outside London. From a young age Nolan was interested in moviemaking and would use his father’s Super-8 camera to make shorts. He was influenced by George Lucas’s Star Wars trilogy and by the immersive dystopian films of Ridley Scott. After attending University ...(100 of 723 words)

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