Though born in Australia, Christopher Doyle has made his mark by photographing Asian films, especially the work of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai. His work, particularly the films Chungking Express, In the Mood for Love and 2046, is lauded for it’s vivid use of highly saturated colour. Doyle is considered one of the most important architects of Asian New Wave cinema.
In the late 1970s, he went to Taiwan from Hong Kong and then settled in Taipei. He 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 was cinematographer for 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.
Today’s film clips are from two of the most famous Wong Kar-Wai films Doyle has worked on, firstly In the Mood for Love and, since that won’t be enough for your jaded eyeballs, 2046. Enjoy.
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