The temporal universe of Christopher Nolan: : cronology, identity and fragmentation
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Christopher Nolan, filmography, cinema, movie, time, identity, fragmentation, narrativeCopyright (c) 2020 Maria Teresa Calvo Martinez
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to reflect on the filmography of British director Christopher Nolan, placing special interest on the concepts of time, identity and fragmentation. In these pages the author will try to show the narrative depth of his work, highlighting how these concepts are employed as much within his original works: Memento (2000), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Dunkirk (2017) and Tenet (2020), as in adaptations and remakes of the works of others: Insomnia (2002), Batman Begins (2005), The prestige (2006), The dark knight (2008), and The dark knight rises (2012). His first shorts and the amateur film Next (1998) are left out of this analysis, as they are considered minor works, although it will be clarified that even in these first works, the concerns that the director will deal with repeatedly throughout his career can be sensed.
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