![]() ![]() ![]() “I was asking for a real leap of faith from the studio and my collaborators,” he says about his cinematic vision for retelling the story of 340,000 Allied soldiers being evacuated from northern France by military and civilian boats between May 26 and Jan event cited as one of the turning points in the war.ĭunkirk is 47-year-old Nolan’s first movie based on historical events. ![]() The filmmaker was not alone in needing to go out of his comfort zone. Throw in complex aerial and water shoots, thousands of extras and sparse dialogue, and even a director of Nolan’s lofty standing would be on dicey ground.ĭunkirk was a gamble that required the director to go to places he had never been before places that required him to shoot in new ways, and to fear in new ways. Most studio bosses would blanch at the combination of a $100m-plus period war film about a military defeat in Europe with virtually no CGI, an unconventionally structured storyline that focuses almost exclusively on British characters, and a cast featuring a host of unfamiliar faces in key roles. The Second World War blockbuster has grossed $530m globally and is considered a leading Oscar and Bafta contender, including for best picture and director - the latter being a category that has surprisingly so far failed to net Nolan a single nomination from the US Academy (he has a single Bafta directing nod, for Inception).Īnd yet, despite the filmmaker’s seven previous movies for Warner Bros garnering billions of dollars and widespread critical acclaim, Dunkirk represented a high-risk gamble for both director and studio. ![]()
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