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I figured I ought to round out my Christian Bale/Christopher Nolan month-of-blogs with Nolan’s first feature film “Following” (1998) which we recently rented. His first film “Doodlebug” (1997) can be seen in its 2:55 minute entirety here. Anyway, back to “Following” - Quite good for a film shot in black and white at a mere $6,000 and 71 minutes long. This film follows (no pun intended) the protagonist, a budding writer in search of character material (played by Jeremy Theobald, also the star of “Doodlebug”) as he follows a variety of individuals throughout the streets of London, eventually meeting a unique burglar who takes him under his wing. The remainder of the film, shot in non-linear fashion - an obvious precursor to Nolan’s “Memento” (also a fabulous film), takes the viewer on an interesting ride with an unfortunate ending. Nolan’s flair for storytelling and direction is very apparent in these early films, and he only gets better. From “Memento” to “Batman Begins” to “The Prestige” to “The Dark Knight” (also directing “Insomnia” which he did not pen), his talent is very obvious. I look forward to his next endeavor (or endeavour for all you U.K. folks like “me mum.”)
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