内容简介

克里斯托弗·诺兰——当今世界*受瞩目、*具话题性的电影导演之一，凭借《蝙蝠侠》三部曲、《盗梦空间》《星际穿越》《敦刻尔克》等极具个人风格的大片，屡屡创造口碑、票房双收的神话，他本身已然自成一个品牌。

本书将深入探索他的作品、他受到的影响，以及他神秘的成长经历。哪些作家、导演和艺术家曾带给他启发？他迷恋何种独特的主题与形象？每部作品有着怎样的灵感来源和幕后制作故事？他如何解读自己那些烧脑大作的谜底，又怎样面对业界、媒体和观众的反应？……

资深影评人汤姆·肖恩与诺兰相识逾20载，获得了这一空前机会，对后者进行跨越3年的独家深度专访，试图解答以上问题。本书由对话访谈和肖恩的论述交织而成，得到了诺兰本人的全力支持配合，以罕见的亲近视角回顾了诺兰的个人生活，梳理其电影生涯的发展轨迹，探寻其杰作背后的魔力所在。各章以诺兰着迷的母题（“时间”“空间”“幻象”“梦境”等）结构成文，由导演亲自解说其11部长片与4部短片，深入挖掘剧作、配乐、美术、摄影、剪辑等各个环节的匠心。诺兰也前所未有地将自己的笔记、故事板、概念手稿（包括新作《信条》的手稿）以及片场照、生活照公之于众，首度如此彻底地敞开心扉。

这是一幅层次丰富、信息量惊人的“导演画像”，是一次潜入21世纪zui耀眼的梦想家之天才头脑的迷人旅程。总之，这是理解诺兰及其电影的必读之书。

作者简介

著者简介

汤姆·肖恩（Tom Shone），著名影评人，曾供职于《星期日泰晤士报》。文章亦曾发表于《纽约客》《纽约时报》《泰晤士报文学增刊》《经济学人》《Vogue服饰与美容》等报刊。其他已出版著作有《马丁·斯科塞斯：电影人生》（Martin Scorsese:A Retrospective）、《大片：好莱坞如何学会停止恐惧并爱上暑期档》（Blockbuster:How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Summer）等。现居布鲁克林。

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Instagram： shonetom

译者简介

李思雪，影视文化方面记者兼自由撰稿人，青年电影学者，北京电影学院电影学系硕士，英国伦敦大学伯贝克学院（Birkbeck,University of London）电影策展专业硕士，中国人民大学新闻学院学士。现于清华大学新闻学院攻读博士学位。

Content introduction

Christopher Nolan - one of the most high-profile and topical film directors in the world today, with the "Batman" trilogy, "Inception", "Interstellar" and "Dunkirk" and other very personal style blockbusters, repeatedly create word-of-mouth, box office double myth, he himself has become a brand.

This book will delve into his work, his influences, and his mysterious upbringing. What writers, directors and artists have inspired him? What unique themes and images is he obsessed with? What are the inspirations and behind-the-scenes stories behind each production? How does he interpret the answers to his mind-blowing riddles, and how does he react to the industry, the media, and the audience? ...

Veteran film critic Tom Sean, who has known Nolan for more than 20 years, was given the unprecedented opportunity to interview him exclusively and in depth over three years to try to answer these questions. Interwoven with conversations and Sean's writings, and with the full support of Nolan himself, this book offers a rare, intimate look back at Nolan's personal life, tracing the arc of his film career and exploring the magic behind his masterpieces. Each chapter is written in the structure of Nolan's theme (" time ", "space", "illusion", "dream", etc.), and the director personally explains his 11 feature films and 4 short films, and deeply explores the craftsmanship of various aspects such as drama, music, art, photography, and editing. Nolan has also released his notes, storyboards, concept manuscripts (including the manuscript for his latest novel Creed), as well as set photos and life photos, opening up so thoroughly for the first time.

It's a richly layered, breathtakingly informative portrait of a director, a fascinating journey into the brilliant mind of the 21st century's most dazzling visionary. All in all, this is a must-read for understanding Nolan and his films.

About the author

Author profile

Tom Shone is a well-known film critic who previously worked for the Sunday Times. Articles have also been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Times Literary Supplement, The Economist, Vogue Clothing and Beauty. His other published books include Martin Scorsese:A Retrospective, Blockbuster: Blockbuster:How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Summer. He lives in Brooklyn.

Twitter: Tom_Shone

Instagram: shonetom

Translator's introduction

Li Sixue, a journalist and freelance writer on film and television culture, is a young film scholar with a master's degree in film from Beijing Film Academy, a master's degree in film curation from Birkbeck,University of London, and a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Renmin University of China. He is currently studying for his PhD at the School of Journalism, Tsinghua University.