Christopher Doyle

Christopher Doyle Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 1952-05-02 (72 years old)
  • Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • twitter: dukefeng52
  • instagram: dukefeng52
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in Canada
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 70%
role:
Self - Guest / Cinematographer (archive footage)
2021

Documentary

7.7
70%
2019

Documentary

6.7
70%
Human Flow
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Director of Photography
2017

Documentary

7.2
68%
I Am Belfast
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Director of Photography
2016

Documentary

6.6
66%
Endless Poetry
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Director of Photography
2016

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
75%
Port of Call
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Director of Photography
2015

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

6.7
66%
2014

Crime

Music

Romance

6.1
64%
Magic Magic
IMDB 5.0
TMDB 52%
role:
Director of Photography
2013

Thriller

5.0
52%
American Dreams in China
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Director of Photography
2013

Drama

7.0
66%
Underwater Love
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 56%
role:
Director of Photography
2011

Comedy

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
56%
Passion Play
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 50%
role:
Director of Photography
2011

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.5
50%
Ocean Heaven
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 76%
role:
Director of Photography
2010

Drama

7.5
76%
Ondine
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 63%
role:
Director of Photography
2009

Drama

Romance

6.8
63%
The Limits of Control
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Director of Photography
2009

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.2
60%
Paranoid Park
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Director of Photography & 1 more
2007

Crime

Drama

Mystery

6.6
65%
Lady in the Water
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 56%
role:
Director of Photography
2006

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
56%
Paris, Je T'Aime
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2006

Drama

Romance

7.2
68%
Dumplings
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Director of Photography
2005

Horror

6.7
65%
Eros
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 55%
role:
Director of Photography
2004

Drama

Romance

5.9
55%
2046
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Director of Photography
2004

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
72%
Three… Extremes
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Director of Photography
2004

Horror

6.9
68%
Last Life in the Universe
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 73%
role:
Director of Photography
Not available
2003

Action

Drama

Thriller

7.5
73%
Not available
The Quiet American
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Director of Photography
2002

Drama

Romance

Thriller

7.0
66%
Rabbit-Proof Fence
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 70%
role:
Director of Photography
2002

Action

Adventure

Drama

History

7.4
70%
Made
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Director of Photography
2001

Comedy

Crime

6.3
60%
In the Mood for Love
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 81%
role:
Director of Photography
2000

Drama

Romance

8.1
81%
Psycho
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 51%
role:
Director of Photography
1998

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

4.6
51%
Happy Together
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 76%
role:
Director of Photography
1997

Drama

Romance

7.7
76%
1996

Drama

Romance

8.1
75%
Fallen Angels
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 77%
role:
Director of Photography
1995

Action

Drama

Romance

7.5
77%
Ashes of Time
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 70%
role:
Director of Photography
1994

Action

Drama

7.0
70%
Chungking Express
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 80%
role:
Director of Photography
1994

Comedy

Drama

Romance

8.0
80%
Days of Being Wild
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 73%
role:
Director of Photography
1990

Crime

Drama

Romance

7.4
73%
That Day, on the Beach
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 75%
role:
Director of Photography
1983

Drama

7.6
75%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Christopher Doyle are, for example, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks and Human Flow.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and Google Play.
The best StreamFat ratings are In the Mood for Love (8.1), Chungking Express (8.0) and Happy Together (7.7).