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“It's very important that a film that intends to play tricks on the audience... has to play fair with the audience. For me, any time you're going to have a reveal in the film, it's essential that it have been shown to the audience as much as possible. What that means is that some people are going to figure it out very early on. Other people not til the end. Everybody watches the film differently.”

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Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan is a celebrated film director, recognized for his work in the science fiction and superhero genres. Born on July 30, 1970, Nolan has directed critically acclaimed films such as 'Inception', 'The Dark Knight Trilogy', and 'Interstellar'. His films are often praised for their complex narratives, innovative visual effects, and thought-provoking themes. more

“I like films that don't have that unonimity of a response; that don't have consensus in the audience. What it is essentially for me is that if you go back and watch the film a second time, do you feel that you've been played fair with? Are all the clues in place? Indeed, sometimes these things are even overstated. Specifically, for that reason.”

Ifs Feels Sometimes Reason Film Watches Audience Fairs Response Clue Consensus

Author:Christopher Nolan

“If you ask anybody about their life, usually the first thing they talk about is how their wife is doing, how their kids are, they don't usually say "My job, my job, my job". It's really true. It's usually about your family.”

Ifs Firsts Kids Jobs Asks Wife Our Family Really True

Author:Julianne Moore

“The film that really struck me was Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. That was a film I watched many, many times and found endlessly fascinating in it's density. I think the density of that film is primarily visual density, atmospheric, sound density, moreso than narrative density.”

Thinking Film Found Sound Narrative Visuals Fascinating Runners Blades Density Blade Runner

Author:Christopher Nolan

“Period films to me are very often alienating to the audience. There's very often a formality. A staunchy quality to them that comes from the misenscene. It also comes from the performances of the actors, because they're acting Victorian which really means that they're just acting the way they've seen previous actors act Victorian.”

Way Mean Film Actors Acting Quality Audience Periods Performances Really Mean Victorian Formality

Author:Christopher Nolan