In 1996, he spent only US$6,000 and his friends in the "16mm" community to shoot his first real movie " Following " (Following)
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In 1998, "Following" was screened at the San Francisco Film Festival and received attention
. In 1999, Zeitgeist released "Following" on a small scale.
In 2000, Nolan, who came to Hollywood to develop, directed and wrote the film " Memento ", which was adapted from the short story " Symbols of Death " by Nolan's younger brother Jonathan Nolan (Jonathan Nolan)
. The film finally won a local box office of 25 million US dollars. The film also won the Best Screenplay and Best Director Award at the Independent Spirit Awards , the Best Screenplay Award at the sundance film festival , the Best Screenplay Award from the Radio Film Association, and the Best Screenplay nomination at the Golden Globe Awards and Oscars .
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In 2001, Nolan filmed the police film " Day and Night ", a remake of the Norwegian film of the same name released in 1997
. The film was praised by critics as a rare success in The United States of America, a remake of a European film
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In 2003, Nolan proactively approached Warner and invited United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland actor Christian Charles Philip Bale to lead the filming of the commercial comic film " Batman: The Mystery of the Shadow ". The film uses Image Maximum, an advanced film shooting mode, to outline the operatic spirit he expects
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2005 June 15, " Batman: Mystery " (Batman Begins) official release, a $ 352 million global box office, the year before enrollment summer blockbuster movie three, and received overwhelming comic book fans and critics Praise
. The film won the 32nd Saturn Award for Best Screenplay
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On October 20, 2006, he directed and completed the fantasy film " The Prestige ", which is a transitional work of Nolan. There is no too strong ambition, and no high box office. I just want to complete one that I like very much. Theme
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On July 18, 2008, the directed film "Batman: The Dark Knight " was released. The film broke multiple box office records in The United States of America within one week of its release
. In the end, it won a global box office of 1.082 billion U.S. dollars, becoming the fourth film with a box office of more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in the world and the first Superhero Movie with a box office of more than 1 billion U.S. dollars .
In 2010, directed the science fiction film " Inception " with the theme of dreams
. This is Nolan's new attempt in the commercial field. The film won the 37th The United States of America Saturn Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay in the film category
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On July 20, 2012, the director of Batman's finale " The Dark Knight Rises " was released
. The film The United States of America has a domestic box office of 431.2 million U.S. dollars, an overseas box office of 574 million U.S. dollars, a total of 1.005 billion U.S. dollars, becoming the 13th film in film history with a box office of more than 1 billion U.S. dollars
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On August 14, 2013, he directed the script " Interstellar " written by his brother Jonathan Nolan . The concept of the film was derived from the physicist Kip Stephen Thorne of the California Institute of Technology .
The film was released on November 7, 2014.
In 2016, he directed the film " Dunkirk " in May , which is a war film focusing on Dunkirk's retreat
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In December 2019, William Arthur Philip Louis , Duke of Cambridge, awarded Nolan the Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for his contribution to the film as a director, screenwriter, and producer
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