Larceny (1996 film)

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Larceny is an unreleased 1996 short film written, directed, and edited by Christopher Nolan. The film is a little over eight minutes long and involves an apartment burglary.[1]

Larceny
Directed byChristopher Nolan
Written byChristopher Nolan
Edited byChristopher Nolan
Music byDavid Julyan
Running time
8–9 minutes

Cast

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  • Jeremy Theobald – The Man
  • Mark Deighton – Toby
  • Dave Savva – Wooly Hat

Production

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Nolan shot the film over a weekend in black and white with limited equipment and a small cast and crew.[2][3] It was funded by Nolan and shot with equipment, specifically with 16-millimeter cameras, from the film society of the students' union of University College London (UCL).[4] The society describes the film as "one of the best (if not the best) shorts of filmsec recent generations".[4]

It was screened at the Cambridge Film Festival in 1996 but has not been made public since.[1][5] David Julyan, who made the music for the film, said in 2024 that he had a VHS copy of it.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kuo, Christopher (7 March 2024). "The Film Christopher Nolan Doesn't Want You to Watch". Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ Mooney, Darren (2018). Christopher Nolan: A Critical Study of the Films. McFarland & Company. p. 5. ISBN 978-14-766-7480-3.
  3. ^ "Christopher Nolan: The Movies. The Memories". Empire. No. 253. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b "UCLU Film Society, London". University College London. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  5. ^ Gaughan, Liam (22 August 2023). "The Early Christopher Nolan Film That No One Will Ever See". Collider. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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