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Christopher Doyle (; born May 2, 1952 in Sydney, Australia) 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.
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(External Link

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Doyle, known for his drinking habits and dry wit, 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's fluent, for most of his adult life. He also speaks fluent French. His Chinese name is Du Ke Fung which means `like the wind'. (External Link

) In the late 1970s, he went to Taiwan from Hong Kong and then settled in Taipei. He has 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 worked as a cinematographer on 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).

Filmography

Paranoid Park (film) (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 a 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
(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
(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
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

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 HeroFurther Information

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