{"product_id":"the-nolan-variations-9780525655329","title":"The Nolan Variations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth look at Christopher Nolan, considered to be the most profound, commercially successful director at work today, written with his full cooperation. A rare, revelatory portrait, as close as you''re ever going to get to the Escher drawing that is Christopher Nolan''s remarkable brain (Sam Mendes). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn chapters structured by themes and motifs (Time; Chaos; Dreams), Shone offers an unprecedented intimate view of the director. Shone explores Nolan''s thoughts on his influences, his vision, his enigmatic childhood past--and his movies, from plots and emotion to identity and perception, including his latest blockbuster, the action-thriller\/spy-fi \u003ci\u003eTenet\u003c\/i\u003e (Big, brashly beautiful, grandiosely enjoyable--\u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with the director''s never-before-seen photographs, storyboards, and scene sketches, here is Nolan on the evolution of his pictures, and the writers, artists, directors, and thinkers who have inspired and informed his films. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFabulous: intelligent, illuminating, rigorous, and highly readable. The very model of what a filmmaking study should be. Essential reading for anyone who cares about Nolan or about film for that matter.--Neal Gabler, author of \u003ci\u003eAn Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWalt Disney, The Biography\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525510078807,"sku":"9780525655329","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780525655329.jpg?v=1731860792","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-nolan-variations-9780525655329","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}