Following [Criterion Collection]

Director: Christopher Nolan

Overview

This British film follows Bill, an unemployed writer who goes out into the streets to spy on people for material. When Cobb realizes that he is being followed, he confronts Bill and tells him that he likes to break into peoples houses, this excites Bill but it causes him trouble.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/11/2012
UPC:	0715515099219
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	R
Source:	Criterion
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:10:00
Sales rank:	17,943

Special Features

New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director Christopher Nolan; New 5.1 surround mix by rerecording mixer Gary Rizzo; Audio commentary by Nolan; New interview with Nolan; Chronological edit of the film; Side-by-side comparison of the shooting script with three scenes from the film; Doodlebug (1997), a three-minute film by Nolan, starring Following's Jeremy Theobald; Trailers; PLUS: an essay by film critic and programmer Scott Foundas

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jeremy Theobald	The Young Man
Alex Haw	Cobb
Lucy Russell	The Blonde
John Nolan	The Policeman
Dick Bradsell	The Bald Guy
Gillian El-Kadi	The Homeowner
Jennifer Angel	The Waitress
Nicolas Carlotti	Barman
Darren Ormandy	Accountant
Guy Greenway	Heavy No. 1
David Julyan	Composer

Technical Credits

Christopher Nolan

Peter Broderick	Executive Producer
Christopher Nolan	Producer,Screenwriter
Jeremy Theobald	Producer
Emma Thomas	Producer
James Wheeler	Sound/Sound Designer
Ivan Cornell	Sound/Sound Designer
David Lloyd	Sound/Sound Designer
David Julyan	Sound/Sound Designer
Jeremy Theobold	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Following
1. "The Following is My Explanation" [17:00]
2. "Can I Buy You a Drink?" [4:35]
3. Getting Protection [1:04]
4. "He's a Sad Fucker with No Social Life" [2:33]
5. "They Rifled Through My Underwear" [3:32]
6. The Club [:57]
7. A Model's Apartment [5:20]
8. "He Made a Mess on My Carpet" [2:55]
9. The Safe [2:57]
10. "I've Thought It All Through" [8:01]
11. The Money [1:56]
12. "He's Our Man" [8:25]
13. "That's It, Unless You've Got Any Questions" [10:39]
1. Color Bars [:20]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Following
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Commentary
This Audio Commentary Featuring Writer-Director Christopher Nolan was Recorded in 2001. To Listen to the Commentary While Viewing the Movie, Press the Audio Key on Your Remote at Any Time
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Supplements
Christopher Nolan
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The Linear Edit
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Script to Film
First Break-In
The Abandoned Offices
Finale
Doodlebug
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Trailers
Theatrical Trailer
Rerelease Trailer
Audio Options
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Dolby Digital Mono
Commentary

Editorial Reviews

The roots of Memento are evident in Christopher Nolan's brilliant first feature, the black-and-white puzzle Following, which previews the filmmaker's fondness for unconventional chronology and deceitful trickery. Influenced by the films of Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, Nolan fills the screen with antique typewriters, old-model televisions, and timeless wardrobes, transforming his shoestring budget into an homage to the French New Wave that might have taken place or been filmed decades ago. It's one of many ways Nolan is conscious of time, a construct he manipulates on the most noticeable level by fragmenting the chronology according to a precise expository pattern in his head. In addition to more traditionally structured scenes, his film contains a series of tantalizing, non-sequential images that reveal themselves as the narrative unfolds, the various haircuts and facial bruises of his lead character (Jeremy Theobald) eventually coalescing into coherence. Following starts as a profile of a man who shadows random people out of a sociological interest tinged with perverse loneliness, which itself might have sustained a brisk, 71-minute movie. But then Nolan changes direction by introducing a different loner, Alex Haw's Cobb, who deflects focus toward a dispassionate treatise on burglary, the value of sentimental possessions and the sanctity of violated privacy. Nor is this the last narrative twist up the director's sleeve. The dialogue and acting are both quite mature for the resources available to Nolan, especially given his own inexperience. In fact, Memento might have been billed as "from the director of Following" if the film had gotten enough exposure to be recognized as the debut of a major talent.

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