In the Mood for Doyle (2007)

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In the Mood for Doyle
Christopher Doyle is one of the best known and most acclaimed directors of photography in world cinema Born in Australia he sees himself as an Asian citizen rather than a Westerner His artistic contribution to the films of Wong Karwai Zhang Jimou and Fruit Chan films among others is indisputable Filmed in DV and Super8 this documentary is a kind of wild and stylized road movie from Bangkok to Hong Kong via New York The camera follows this eccentric and outrageous artist as he gives us his thoughts on his past and present work From the recent sets of Invisible Waves by Thailands Pen ek Ratanaruang and M Night Shyamalans Lady in the Water to the locations in Hong Kong where he shot some of his most famous pictures such as In The Mood for Love and Dumplings Chris Doyle talks about his cinematic fascination for Asian culture
DirectorYves Montmayeur