Christopher Doyle, also known as Dù Kěfēng (Mandarin) or Dou Ho-Fung (Cantonese) () (born 2 May 1952) is an Australian

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, best known for his work in Hong Kong cinema. He has worked on over fifty Chinese-language films, being best known for his collaborations with

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in '' Fallen Angels'', ''

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'', '' Happy Together,

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'' and ''

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''. Doyle is also known for other films such as '' Temptress Moon'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Psycho''. He has won awards at the

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and

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, as well as the AFI Award for cinematography, the Golden Horse award (four times), and the

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(six times).

Early life

Doyle was born in

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, in 1952. He left his native country on a Norwegian merchant ship at the age of eighteen. Doyle arrived in Taiwan for the first time in the 1970s, while his ship was docked in

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. Doyle met Stan Lai and Ding Nai-chu at Idea House, a restaurant in Taipei.

Career

While living in other countries, he took on several odd jobs, such as being an oil driller in India, a cow herder in Israel, and a doctor of Chinese medicine in Thailand. In the late seventies, Doyle took an interest in Chinese culture and received the Chinese name Dù Kěfēng, which translates to "like the wind". After language studies in Taiwan, he started working as a photographer. A couple of years later, he became a cinematographer, working with Taiwanese director Edward Yang on the 1983 film '' That Day, on the Beach.'' Doyle has worked on over 50 Chinese-language films. He is best known for his collaborations with

in ''

'', '' Fallen Angels'', '' Happy Together'', ''

'' and ''

''. He has collaborated with other Chinese filmmakers on projects including '' Temptress Moon'', ''

'' and ''

''. He has also made more than 20 films in various other languages, working as director of photography on Gus Van Sant's remake of '' Psycho'', '' Liberty Heights'', '' Last Life in the Universe'', '' Rabbit-Proof Fence'', '' Paranoid Park'', and '' The Limits of Control'', among others. He also wrote, shot, and directed ''Warsaw Dark'', '' Away with Words'' starring Asano Tadanobu, and '' Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous'', an experimental portrait of three generations of Hong Kong people. He co-directed ''The White Girl'' with Jenny Suen.

Filmography

Cinematographer

Film

Short film

Television

Documentary works

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Director

Awards and nominations

On 26 May 2017, Doyle was honoured during the 70th Cannes Festival with the “ Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography” award, in tribute to his successful and influential career.Ali Naderzad
"CANNES FESTIVAL, Christopher Doyle gets Excellence in Cinematography award"
''Screen Comment'', 25 May 2017.

Bibliography

* ''Angel Talk'' (1996) – Behind the scenes photo book covering Fallen Angels – * ''Backlit by the Moon'' (1996) – Japanese photography monograph – * ''Photographs of Tamaki Ogawa'' (1996) – Japanese photography monograph – * ''Doyle on Doyle'' (1997) – Japanese photography monograph – * ''Buenos Aires'' (1997) – Behind the scenes photo book covering Happy Together – * ''Don't Cry for Me, Argentina'' (1997) – Photographic journal account of filming Happy Together – * ''A Cloud in Trousers'' (1998) – Gallery exhibition monograph – * ''There Is a Crack in Everything'' (2003) – Photography monograph * ''R34g38b25'' (2004) – Behind the scenes photo book covering

– *''Talking White -'' Behind-the-scenes photobook covering The White Girl (co-written with Jenny Suen)

References

External links

Official website
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interview with Christopher Doyle in three parts by Andreas Pousette, February 2005. *
Video: Christopher Doyle talks about Hong Kong for CNN and Nokia’s feature series "The Scene".
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Early life

Career

Filmography

Cinematographer

Film

Short film

Television

Documentary works

Director

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

See also

References

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