FILM DIRECTOR

Christopher Doyle

1952 - Today

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Christopher Doyle, also known as Dù Kěfēng (Mandarin) or Dou Ho-Fung (Cantonese) (traditional Chinese: 杜可風; simplified Chinese: 杜可风) (born 2 May 1952) is an Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer. He has worked on over fifty Chinese-language films, being best known for his collaborations with Wong Kar-wai in Chungking Express, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love and 2046. Doyle is also known for other films such as Temptress Moon, Hero, Dumplings, and Psycho. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Doyle has received more than 839,783 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Christopher Doyle is the 599th most popular film director (down from 594th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Australia (down from 88th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Film Director.

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  • 52.75

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  • 27

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  • 4.50

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  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Christopher Doyle ranks 599 out of 2,041. Before him are Ann Hui, Avi Arad, Yakov Protazanov, Robert Rodriguez, Grigory Chukhray, and Albert Lamorisse. After him are Donald P. Bellisario, Michel Hazanavicius, Shirin Neshat, João César Monteiro, Stuart Rosenberg, and Werner Schroeter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Christopher Doyle ranks 201. Before him are Randy Savage, Jeff Fahey, Luis Moreno Ocampo, Serhiy Tkach, Rosemarie Ackermann, and Francesco Graziani. After him are Petro Symonenko, Bernard Lacombe, Reginald VelJohnson, Zdeněk Nehoda, Masaki Yokotani, and Marianne Williamson.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Christopher Doyle ranks 95 out of 1,143. Before him are Germaine Greer (1939), Leo McKern (1920), Anthony Albanese (1963), Jason Clarke (1969), Travis Fimmel (1979), and John Curtin (1885). After him are Banjo Paterson (1864), Jacki Weaver (1947), Edmund Barton (1849), Miranda Otto (1967), Bob Hawke (1929), and Vernon Wells (1945).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, Christopher Doyle ranks 4. Before him are Peter Weir (1944), George Miller (1945), and Roger Donaldson (1945). After him are John Pilger (1939), Baz Luhrmann (1962), Bruce Beresford (1940), John Farrow (1904), Russell Mulcahy (1953), Phillip Noyce (1950), John Seale (1942), and Fred Schepisi (1939).

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Filmography

In the Mood for Love
Director
In Hong Kong of 1962, Mrs. Chan and Mr. Chow, a journalist, move into neighbouring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their respective spouses creates an intimate bond between them.
Sep 29o 20008.117 / 10
Hero
Director
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
Jul 22o 20027.497 / 10
Chungking Express
Director
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
Jul 14o 19947.989 / 10