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Bill (Jeremy Theobald) is in trouble. He's a writer who, when bored with pounding the keys on his Remington, goes into the streets to follow people. He becomes so obsessed with following them that he has set up rules--like not following them when he discovers where they live or work. Then, one day, he breaks those rules. And, .. Read more

Starring Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, John Nolan
Director Christopher Nolan
Genres Drama

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Bill (Jeremy Theobald) is in trouble. He's a writer who, when bored with pounding the keys on his Remington, goes into the streets to follow people. He becomes so obsessed with following them that he has set up rules--like not following them when he discovers where they live or work. Then, one day, he breaks those rules. And, as he explains to the policeman he is telling all this to, "that was when the trouble started." Bill gets closer and closer to those he is following. He follows one man into a restaurant, and is startled when the man, Cobb (Alex Haw), confronts him. Cobb, too, is interested in people--but he doesn't follow them, his interested is peaked by robbing them. Bill joins Cobb in breaking into an apartment. So begins FOLLOWING, Christopher Nolan's fiendishly clever first film. Nolan was director, screenwriter, co-producer, director of photography, and co-editor, and only able to shoot on Saturdays--the filming took a year. Set in the grimy streets of London, the tightly wound thriller unfolds in a series of overlapping plots, each more intricate than the last, each pulling Bill deeper and deeper into ever worse trouble. FOLLOWING may be short in length and cheaply made; it is also devastating.

Starring Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, John Nolan
Director Christopher Nolan
Studio MOMENTUM PICTURES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 10 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Drama
Language English
Released DVD: 07 Jul 2003
Production year: 1999
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Shot around Soho at weekends on 16mm monochrome, Christopher Nolan's feature debut is a tortuous flashback thriller that, regrettably, attempts one twist too many. The opening segment is filled with sinister promise, as people-watching wannabe novelist Jeremy Theobald is played at his own game by Alex Haw, a burglar who claims to be able to define his victims' personalities by their possessions. Alarm bells sound once Lucy Russell joins the fray, however, as intriguing character study is abandoned for structural and narrative contrivance. For all the deadpanning of a committed cast, this is ultimately a misfire, but a fascinating and unusual one nonetheless.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • "...FOLLOWING is a taut, ingenious British neo noir....Nolan relishes the sheer nastiness he keeps stirred up, unabated for 70 minutes..."

    • Los Angeles Times
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 14 out of 19 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Rough little diamond

    This is an assured piece of film making from Nolan whom obviously used this low-budget film to fine-tune his editing skills. Whilst the film never develops the same levels of intricacy shown in Memento, the plot is nonetheless engaging and the characters are allowed to develop throughout the film. The acting is commendable considering the lack of experience amongst the cast, although at times the dialogue can be a little cumbersome. At a running time of only 70 minutes you can?t go wrong renting this.

    3 and a half out of 5.

      • Clucky from Cardiff, Wales
      • Posted 16 Apr 2004 11:44

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Wonderful artsy-fartsy stuff!

    I concur with the viewer who couldn't get the dvd to work on his/her player. My multi-system would NOT play it, but my regular PAL Sony handled it nicely. Aside from having to change rooms to view it, this was a remarkable film. Definitely a must for Memento fans -- you will SO recognize the 'Nolan' style of filmography. Brilliant, tense, definitely a bit on the 'Noir' side of the film fence. Not much of a fan of 'the blonde' -- I couldn't see what all the fuss was about. Still, an excellent experiment in B/W cinematography and flash-back/flash-fwd filmwork. Wonderful!

      • A customer from Buckinghamshire
      • Posted 02 Jun 2005 unknown

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