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Following is a 1999 British neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance.
As Christopher Nolan's debut feature, it was designed to be as inexpensive as possible to make. Scenes were heavily rehearsed so that just one or two takes were needed to economise on 16 mm film stock, the production's greatest expense; and for which Nolan was paying from his salary. Unable to afford expensive professional lighting equipment, Nolan mostly used available light. Along with writing, directing, and photographing the film, Nolan also helped in editing and production.
A struggling, unemployed young writer (credited as "The Young Man") takes to following strangers around the streets of London, ostensibly to find inspiration for his first novel. Initially, he sets strict rules for himself regarding whom he should follow and for how long, but he soon discards them as he focuses on a well-groomed, handsome man in a dark suit. The man in the suit, having noticed he is being followed, quickly confronts the Young Man and introduces himself as "Cobb". Cobb reveals that he is a serial burglar and invites the Young Man (who tells Cobb his name is "Bill") to accompany him on various burglaries. The material gains from these crimes seem to be of secondary importance to Cobb. He takes pleasure in rifling through the personal items in his targets' flats and drinking their wine. He explains that his true passion is using the shock of robbery and violation of property to make his victims re-examine their lives. He sums up his attitude thus: "You take it away, and show them what they had."
Following (1998) Director: Christopher Nolan Cast: Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell IMDB: 7.6 (60,000 voters) Budget: 6,000$ Box Office: 240,000$ Christopher Nolan's first movie
http://www.NolanFans.com This is the trailer for Christopher Nolan's first film, Following (1998), starring, Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, and John Nolan.
I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THIS MOVIE. Esordio nella regia di un lungometraggio, questo film è stato studiato da Nolan per essere il più economico possibile: le scene, prima di venire filmate, sono state provate ripetutamente dagli attori, in modo da doverne girare solo un paio, risparmiando sulla pellicola in bianco e nero da 16 mm, la componente più costosa dell'intera produzione, la quale veniva pagata dallo stesso Nolan col suo stipendio. Oltre a condurre la regia e la sceneggiatura, Nolan ha curato anche la fotografia, l'editing e la produzione della pellicola. Un aspirante scrittore, per cercare ispirazione, comincia a pedinare le persone, trasformando le loro vite in materiale per lavoro. Tutto va liscio finché egli non incontra Cobb, ladro di professione che, piano piano, gli ins...
This is the 4th track of the soundtrack to Christopher Nolan's independent film "Following" (1998) composed by David Julyan. This cue, entitled "Blonde", is played when the young man visits the blonde woman's apartment. **This music is not my property. No copyright infringement intended.
Following Director : Christopher Nolan Con Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell Cuenta la historia de un joven americano sin trabajo. Es escritor y está en un momento de su vida en el que no se le ocurre ninguna buena idea, por lo que decide salir a la calle cada día para encontrar temas en la personas que pasean. Sin embargo, ser un mirón puede tener consecuencias insospechadas para el protagonista.
Today I review the Criterion Collection release of FOLLOWING (1998), which is filmmaking wiz Christopher Nolan's first film.
This film clip belongs to Next Wave Films. No copyright infringement intended.
Compilation of trailers for every Christopher Nolan movie to date as of the conclusion of 2012. Video clips are not under my ownership. I believe Following's 4:3 format is the reason why the rest are all scrunched into the smaller box. My bad.
A short teaser-trailer of Christopher Nolan's debut, Following. Released on 1998 with a virtually non-existent budget, Nolan relied on one-take shots, natural light and a well-thought screenplay to hide the weaknesses of the actors. The results were stunning for a debut indie movie. imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154506/
I think that I'm not sleeping
And I'm standing in the store
Upon my millionth double take
Well, this time it really is you
I stumble 'Hi' on your starred blue eyes
And for this I've waited so long
Your glare agrees touch, "Return we"
And this time stars sing it perfect
You're following now me again
You following me always
You're following now me again
You following me always
I've waited to be in the open
Got it going nowhere
I don't know if this should show
But it doesn't matter not to
Well, ain't it gray out every day
I waited to see nothing
A perfect life when (we're standing eyes?)
And (dragons?) danced forever
You're following now me again
You following me always
You're following now me again
You following me always
You're following now me again
You following me always
You're following now me again