Following (1998)

Directed by

Christopher Nolan

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film, neo-noir

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 10m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 1,879 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man follows strangers around London and gets pulled into crime. The story is told out of order to show how his choices lead to danger.

low-budgetnon-linearunderstatedgrittysuspensefulminimalistatmosphericintimate

What happens

Following is a 1998 British independent neo-noir crime thriller film written, produced, directed, photographed, and edited by Christopher Nolan in his feature film directorial debut. Using a non-linear narrative, 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. The film was designed to be as inexpensive as possible to make. Scenes were heavily rehearsed so just one or two takes were needed to economise on 16mm 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 helped in editing and production. The film was released by The Criterion Collection on both Blu-ray and DVD in North America on 11 December 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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