Christopher Doyle

Christopher Doyle

Birthdate
May 2, 1952 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Camera

Details

Birthdate
May 2, 1952 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Camera

Biography

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.

Christopher Doyle's LGBTQ+ Titles

Happy Together
Happy Together
Director of Photography
Away with Words
Away with Words
Director of Photography

Acting (32)

Christopher Doyle in Conversation: Days of Being Wild as Himself
M on the Bund as Self
2021
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain as Self - Guest / Cinematographer (archive footage)
2019
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks as Self
2018
Parts Unknown: Hong Kong as Himself
2016
Wind as Himself
2014
Christopher Doyle: Filming in the Neon World
2011
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema as Self
2010
Showtime
2010
A Moment in Time
2009
Behind the Blur
2008
Making Paranoid Park
2007
In the Mood for Doyle as Himself
2007
Paranoid Park as Uncle Tommy
2006
Reflections of Lady in the Water
2006
McDull, the Alumni as BBQ Cook
2006
Twelve Twenty as Taxi Driver / Captain
2004
The Culture Show as Self (1 episode)
2003
1:99 Shorts as 10)
2001
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong as Self
2001
Orientations: Chris Doyle - Stirred But Not Shaken as Himself
2000
Psycho Path as Self - Cinematographer
1998
Andromedia as Sakkaa / Soccer
1997
Yesterday You, Yesterday Me as Yeung Seng Bo at 33 (Narrator)
1996
Comrades, Almost a Love Story as Jeremy
1990
Family Day as Tourist
1989
Carry on Yakuza as Fake Arms Dealer
1988
I Love Mary
1986
Omega Syndrome as Leonard Waxman
1982
The Sexy Lady Driver as Steven George
1981
Idle Dream
1981
The Land of the Brave as Australian Man (Cameo)

Directing (9)

2018
Love Only • Director
• Director
2017
The White Girl • Director
• Director
2015
Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous • Director
• Director
2014
Christopher Doyle: Filming in the Neon World • Director
• Director
2014
Beautiful 2014 • Director
• Director
2008
Warsaw Dark • Director
• Director
2006
Paris Je T'aime • Director
• Director
1999
Away with Words • Director
• Director
1980
Christine (Film of Her) • Director
• Director

Production (2)

M on the Bund • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
1993
Beijing Bastards • Producer
• Producer

Writing (4)

2017
The White Girl • Writer
• Writer
2015
Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous • Writer
• Writer
2006
Paris Je T'aime • Writer
• Writer
1999
Away with Words • Writer
• Writer

Camera (81)

Hunters in the Dark • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
The Star • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
Late in Summer • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2024
人間繁花 • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2021
Love After Love • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2017
Human Flow • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2017
You Mean The World To Me • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2016
Wind • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2016
Stockholm, My Love • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2016
I Am Belfast • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2016
Endless Poetry • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2015
Port of Call • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2015
Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2015
Fundamentally Happy • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2015
Beijing, New York • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2014
Ruined Heart: Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2013
Bends • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2013
Magic Magic • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2013
American Dreams in China • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2013
A Good Story • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2011
Tormented • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2011
Love for Life • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2011
Underwater Love • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2011
Passion Play • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2010
Showtime • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2010
Ocean Heaven • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2010
Ondine • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2009
The Limits of Control • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2008
Downloading Nancy • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2007
Paranoid Park • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2006
Lady in the Water • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2006
Invisible Waves • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2006
McDull, the Alumni • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2006
Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2005
Perhaps Love • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2005
The White Countess • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2004
The Hand • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2004
Eros • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2004
2046 • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2004
Three... Extremes • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2004
Dumplings • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2003
Green Tea • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2003
Last Life in the Universe • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2002
The Quiet American • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2002
Hero • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2002
Three • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2002
Going Home • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2002
Rabbit-Proof Fence • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2001
Made • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
2000
In the Mood for Love • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1999
Liberty Heights • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1999
Away with Words • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1999
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together' • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1998
Psycho • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1997
First Love: The Litter on the Breeze • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1997
Chinese Box • Second Unit Director of Photography
• Second Unit Director of Photography
1997
Motel Cactus • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1997
Happy Together • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1996
wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1996
4 Faces of Eve • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1996
Temptress Moon • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1996
Tri-Star • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1995
The Peony Pavilion • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1995
Fallen Angels • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1994
Red Rose White Rose • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1994
Ashes of Time • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1994
Red Lotus Society • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1994
Chungking Express • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1992
Mary from Beijing • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1992
Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1990
Days of Being Wild • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1990
Return Engagement • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1989
I Am Sorry • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1989
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1988
Burning Snow • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1986
Soul • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1986
Noir et blanc • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1984
Ah Fu • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1983
That Day, on the Beach • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography

Crew (16)

Morte Cucina • Cinematography
• Cinematography
2022
Just 1 Day • Cinematography
• Cinematography
2020
Tezuka's Barbara • Cinematography
• Cinematography
2019
Cuba • Cinematography
• Cinematography
2018
To Heaven, to Gather • Cinematography
• Cinematography
2018
Parts Unknown: Hong Kong • Cinematography
• Cinematography
2018
Love Only • Cinematography
• Cinematography
2017
The White Girl • Cinematography
• Cinematography
2016
Enishi: The Bride of Izumo • Cinematography
• Cinematography
2013
Blue Sky Bones • Cinematography
• Cinematography
2006
Twelve Twenty • Cinematography
• Cinematography
1998
Motorola • Cinematography
• Cinematography
1996
Irma Vep • Thanks
• Thanks
1995
Out of the Blue • Cinematography
• Cinematography
1989
Red Surf • Stunts
• Stunts
1979
The Boat-Burning Festival • Cinematography
• Cinematography