Christopher Doyle
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Christopher Doyle (traditional Chinese: 杜可風; simplified Chinese: 杜可风; pinyin: Dù Kě Fēng; born 2 May 1952) is a highly acclaimed, Cannes Technical Grand Prize-, Golden Osella-, four-time Golden Horse-, six-time Hong Kong Film Award- and AFI Award-winning cinematographer, known for his extreme angles and vanguard color grading. Doyle is an affiliate of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers.
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[edit] Biography
Doyle was born in Sydney, Australia. Having worked with Chinese directors like Wong Kar-wai (for which he contributed at least partially to the cinematography of all his movies from Days of Being Wild through to 2046), Zhang Yimou, Edward Yang, and Zhang Yuan, Doyle is considered one of the best working cinematographers.
He himself has directed a feature film, Away with Words (aka Kujaku, aka San tiao ren) set in Hong Kong and Okinawa, starring Tadanobu Asano and Mavis Hee, as well as a segment (Porte de Choisy) in the feature film Paris, je t'aime.[1]
Doyle is also an established photographer. While his Australian accent is still discernible when he speaks English, he does so with unusual intonations and stops, the result of speaking Cantonese and Mandarin, in which he is fluent, for most of his adult life. He also speaks fluent French. His Chinese name is Du Ke Fung which means 'like the wind'.[2]
In the late 1970s, he went to Taiwan from Hong Kong and then settled in Taipei. He worked as an oil driller in India, a cow herder in Israel, and a doctor of Chinese medicine in Thailand. In 1978, he worked as a photographer for the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and Zuni Icosahedron. In 1981, he was a cinematographer for That Day, On the Beach directed by Edward Yang. For that film, Doyle won the Best Cinematography Award in the 1983 Asia-Pacific Film Festival. He now lives in Hong Kong.
His notable music video credits include "Six Days" for DJ Shadow (directed by Wong Kar-wai), The Strokes' "Juicebox" (directed by Michael Palmieri) and "Getaway" by the Scottish group Texas (directed by Tim Royes).
[edit] Filmography
- Paranoid Park (2007) - directed by Gus Van Sant
- Dumplings (2006) - directed by Fruit Chan
- Invisible Waves (2006) - directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
- Lady in the Water (2006) - directed by M. Night Shyamalan
- The White Countess (2005) - directed by James Ivory
- Eros (2004) - segment "The Hand", directed by Wong Kar-wai
- Three... Extremes (2004) - segment "Dumplings", directed by Fruit Chan
- 2046 (2004) - directed by Wong Kar-wai, awarded Best Cinematography Awards by the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics
- Green Tea (2003) - directed by Zhang Yuan
- Last Life in the Universe (2003) - directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
- Infernal Affairs (2002) - directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak
- Hero (2002) - directed by Zhang Yimou, awarded Best Cinematography Awards by the New York and Chicago Film Critics Circles and the National Society of Film Critics and at the Hong Kong Film Awards
- Six Days (2002) - short movie, directed by Wong Kar-wai
- The Quiet American (2002) - directed by Phillip Noyce
- Three (2002) - segment "Going Home", directed by Peter Chan
- Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) - directed by Phillip Noyce
- Made (2001) - directed by Jon Favreau
- In the Mood for Love (2000) - directed by Wong Kar-wai, awarded the Grand Technical Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as Best Cinematography Awards by the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics
- Liberty Heights (1999) - directed by Barry Levinson
- Away with Words (1999) - directed by Christopher Doyle
- Psycho (1998 - remake) - directed by Gus Van Sant
- First Love: The Litter on the Breeze (1997) - directed by Eric Kot
- Motel Cactus (1997) - directed by Ki-Yong Park
- Happy Together (1997) - directed by Wong Kar-wai
- 4 Faces of Eve (1996)
- wkw/tk/1996@7′55″hk.net (1996) - short movie, directed by Wong Kar-wai
- Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1996) - directed by Stanley Kwan
- Temptress Moon (1996) - directed by Chen Kaige
- The Peony Pavilion (1995) - directed by Chen Kuo-fu
- Fallen Angels (1995) - directed by Wong Kar-wai
- Red Rose White Rose (1994) - directed by Stanley Kwan
- Ashes of Time (1994) - directed by Wong Kar-wai, awarded the Osella d'Oro for Best Cinematography at the Venice International Film Festival
- The Red Lotus Society (1994) - directed by Stan Lai
- Chungking Express (1995) - directed by Wong Kar-wai
- The Peach Blossom Land (1992) - directed by Stan Lai
- Mary from Beijing aka. Awakening (1992) - directed by Sylvia Chang
- Days of Being Wild (1991) - directed by Wong Kar-wai
- Her Beautiful Life Lies (1989) - directed by Tony Au
- My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1987) - directed by Patrick Tam
- Soul (1986) - directed by Kei Shu
- Noir et Blanc (1986) - directed by Claire Devers
- That Day, on the Beach (1983) - directed by Edward Yang
[edit] Bibliography
- Angel Talk (1996) - Behind the scenes photo book covering Fallen Angels
- Buenos Aires (1998) - Behind the scenes photo book covering Happy Together
- R34g38b25 (2004) - Behind the scenes photo book covering Hero
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Christopher Doyle at the Internet Movie Database
- "The Legend of Drunken Master" Dennis Lim of The Village Voice interviews Christopher Doyle. 6 August 2004 accessed 11 July 2006
- 'If you call me, you know what you're in for.'The Guardian's Steve Rose interviews Christopher Doyle. 7 January 2005 accessed 11 July 2006.
- 'His eyes have seen the glory...'The Guardian's Gaby Wood interviews Christopher Doyle. 17 July 2005 accessed 11 July 2006.
- Video: Christopher Doyle talks about Hong Kong for CNN and Nokia's feature series "The Scene".
- Text of CNN interview with Christopher Doyle.
