Christopher Doyle
Christopher Doyle
Born 02/05/1952 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Christopher Doyle is an Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer who often works on Chinese language films. He has won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, as well as AFI Award for cinematography, the Golden Horse awards (four times), and Hong Kong Film Award (six times). Doyle is an affiliate of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. Doyle was born in Sydney, Australia in 1952. He left his native country on a Norwegian merchant ship at the age of eighteen, after which he took on a number of odd jobs including as a Kibbutz-nick cowboy in Israel, homeopathic doctor in Thailand, and “green agriculturalist” in India work. In the late seventies, Doyle was “re-birthed” as Du Ke Feng, which means “like the wind.” Following his time as a language student in Taiwan and having found work as a photographer, he was hired as a cinematographer on Edward Yang’s That Day, on the Beach in 1983.

Christopher Doyle is an Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer who often works on Chinese language films. He has won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, as well as AFI Award for cinematography, the Golden Horse awards (four times), and Hong Kong Film Award (six times). Doyle is an affiliate of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. Doyle was born in Sydney, Australia in 1952. He left his native country on a Norwegian merchant ship at the age of eighteen, after which he took on a number of odd jobs including as a Kibbutz-nick cowboy in Israel, homeopathic doctor in Thailand, and “green agriculturalist” in India work. In the late seventies, Doyle was “re-birthed” as Du Ke Feng, which means “like the wind.” Following his time as a language student in Taiwan and having found work as a photographer, he was hired as a cinematographer on Edward Yang’s That Day, on the Beach in 1983.

Since his “birth in art,” Du Ke Feng has worked on over fifty Chinese-language films. He is best known for his collaborations with Wong Kar-Wai, including Chungking Express, In the Mood for Love and 2046 (the latter of which saw Doyle walking off set mid-way through production). He has collaborated with other Chinese filmmakers on projects including Temptress Moon, Hero, Happy Together, and Dumplings. As his "alter ego" Christopher Doyle he has made more than twenty in various other languages and film cultures, 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, The Limits of Control.

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.[5] He is currently filming The White Girl, another tribute to his adopted hometown of Hong Kong, with co-director Jenny Suen.

On May 26, 2017 Doyle was honored during the 70th Cannes Festival with the “Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography” award, in tribute to his rich and influential career. The ceremony was co-hosted by filmmaker Olivier Assayas and actress Juliette Binoche, among others.

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Filmography (Movies)

M on the Bund

M on the Bund

Character:Self

Release Date:20/09/2024

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Character:Self - Guest / Cinematographer (archive footage)

Release Date:16/07/2021

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Character:Self

Release Date:14/08/2019

Wind

Wind

Character:Himself

Release Date:21/11/2016

Christopher Doyle: Filming in the Neon World

Christopher Doyle: Filming in the Neon World

Character:

Release Date:14/05/2014

Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema

Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema

Character:Self

Release Date:01/01/2011

Showtime

Showtime

Character:

Release Date:02/09/2010

A Moment in Time

A Moment in Time

Character:

Release Date:08/05/2010

Behind the Blur

Behind the Blur

Character:

Release Date:01/01/2009

Making Paranoid Park

Making Paranoid Park

Character:

Release Date:24/04/2008

In the Mood for Doyle

In the Mood for Doyle

Character:Himself

Release Date:30/08/2007

Paranoid Park

Paranoid Park

Character:Uncle Tommy

Release Date:12/07/2007

Reflections of Lady in the Water

Reflections of Lady in the Water

Character:

Release Date:19/12/2006

McDull, the Alumni

McDull, the Alumni

Character:BBQ Cook

Release Date:22/01/2006

Twelve Twenty

Twelve Twenty

Character:Taxi Driver / Captain

Release Date:01/01/2006

1:99 Shorts

1:99 Shorts

Character:(segment "Spring, 2003")

Release Date:04/08/2003

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

Character:Self

Release Date:01/10/2001

Orientations: Chris Doyle - Stirred But Not Shaken

Orientations: Chris Doyle - Stirred But Not Shaken

Character:Himself

Release Date:08/04/2001

Psycho Path

Psycho Path

Character:Self - Cinematographer

Release Date:10/02/2000

Andromedia

Andromedia

Character:Sakkaa / Soccer

Release Date:11/07/1998

Yesterday You, Yesterday Me

Yesterday You, Yesterday Me

Character:Yeung Seng Bo at 33 (Narrator)

Release Date:16/07/1997

Comrades, Almost a Love Story

Comrades, Almost a Love Story

Character:Jeremy

Release Date:02/11/1996

Family Day

Family Day

Character:Tourist

Release Date:20/09/1990

Carry On Yakuza

Carry On Yakuza

Character:Fake Arms Dealer

Release Date:11/05/1989

I Love Mary

I Love Mary

Character:

Release Date:02/09/1988

Omega Syndrome

Omega Syndrome

Character:Leonard Waxman

Release Date:26/10/1986

逆旅與幻象

逆旅與幻象

Character:self

Release Date:25/12/1984

The Sexy Lady Driver

The Sexy Lady Driver

Character:Steven George

Release Date:01/01/1982

家庭/電影

家庭/電影

Character:self

Release Date:11/12/1981

Idle Dream

Idle Dream

Character:

Release Date:07/11/1981

The Land of the Brave

The Land of the Brave

Character:Australian Man (Cameo)

Release Date:11/07/1981

Television Appearances

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