César 2024: Christopher Nolan thanks France, the country where we talk about films and authors

The director of Inception and Oppenheimer was awarded an honorary César at the 49th ceremony.

Not only is he nominated for a César for Best Foreign Film, Christopher Nolan is on the cover of the next issue of Première, on newsstands next week, where he debriefs his career and the success ofOppenheimer. This little promotional passage having passed, we can therefore return to the speech of the director of The Dark Knight on the Olympia stage: it’s Marion Cotillard, whom he directed in Inception and The Dark Knight Riseswho presented him with the trophy. “It’s a pleasure to be here in France where we talk about films”began the filmmaker, remembering the release of Following in 1999 then Mementowhich “no one wanted to distribute” in France and whose success here has “changed (his) life”.

“Since then, I have always loved the French public and the French distributors. It’s always great to come to France to present a film. When we presented Interstellar at the Grand Rex we noticed that they installed a 70mm projector built expressly for projection, the cabin had been adapted”he remembered, emphasizing that in France we talk about “movies” and D’“authors”.

“In this world where streaming is so present, cinema is an inspiration for me and the whole world”, concluded Nolan, praising the montage summarizing the films of his career at the beat. Words from Michael Caine in The Prestige. He finally greeted his wife Emma Thomas, producer of all his films: “Without you none of this would have happened.”