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Christopher Doyle

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Christopher Doyle

  • Has worked as an oil driller in India, a cow herder in Israel, and a doctor of Chinese medicine in Thailand.
  • Shot Gus Van Sant's remake Psycho (1998) without having seen the original.
  • In addition to Mandarin and French, he speaks Cantonese fluently, and is taking lessons in Spanish, Japanese and Thai. His Chinese is at a higher level than his English.
  • Said in an interview that he might not get along with notoriously difficult and demanding directors like James Cameron or Michael Mann, but he also was never offered work by them. In general, Doyle said, he prefers much more to work with first-time directors and tries to "enjoy each other's company". [The Film Stage, Dec. 2019].
  • Speaks fluent French and Mandarin
  • Has made 8 films with Wong Kar-Wai.
  • His Chinese name is Du Ke Fung which means `like the wind'.
  • Spent three years traveling the world on a Norwegian ship.
  • Shot the music video "Getaway" for the band Scottish band Texas in 2005. Lead singer Sharleen Spiteri said they were happy to get him because they had been "stealing" from his work for years.
  • Is an admirer of Alejandro Jodorowsky and worked with him on Endless Poetry (2016).
  • Born in the outskirts of Sydney, Australia.
  • Is the eldest of five children from a family of doctors.
  • Is an admirer of Steve McQueen's Hunger (2008). [2013].
  • Left Australia at 18.
  • First learned Mandarin in Taiwan.
  • Freddy Cintron Chinese Name is: Fo Lai Ti Hsin Chen. a name he got in Taiwan when Gaffing " Moon Lady".

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