Christopher Nolan was a child of the blockbuster era. His first feature, Following (1998), his breakthrough independent film Memento (2000), and The Prestige (2006), an intricate story of dueling magicians, prove his penchant for:

A. film noir and nonlinear narrative.
B. passionate social-problem filmmaking.
C. romantic musicals.
D. traditional films of unusual purity.


Answer: A

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