A Life in Pictures

Christopher Nolan's professional career spans 19 years, from 1998's Following to this year's 'Dunkirk'. The journeys undertaken in his films, however, are rarely so linear. A second can last the blink of an eye or it can slow down, freezing time. For a man with no memory, years can collapse into half-forgotten fragments, while what passes for one hour on a distant planet is years on another. From Victorian magic shows and the battle for Gotham to the multiple perspectives of armed conflict, time is elastic in a Christopher Nolan film and the experience of watching one is never less than riveting.

There's something about Hugh Jackman that makes you suspect he would have been a success on the big screen no matter which cinematic era he was born into. His lithe physicality and fine comic timing would have served him well in the silent era; his good looks and debonair charm would have fit right in with the Douglas Fairbanks and Cary Grants of classical Hollywood; his roguish charisma and natural compassion would not have gone amiss in the gritty realism of the 60s and 70s; and there's no doubting he has the muscles to have gone toe-to-toe with the Arnies, Slys and Jean-Claudes of the 80s and 90s.

An undisputed visionary, Scorsese offers a fast-talking, fascinating insight into an incredible body of work, including Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and Shutter Island.