Nolan is one of the only directors left who can command a nine-figure budget for an experimental original story.
Nolans next film, a star-studded adaptation ofThe Odyssey, will reportedly cost a whopping $250 million.
Mementoproved to be a big hit on the festival circuit and earned a cult following.
This success allowed Nolan to finally break into studio filmmaking.
In 2002,he teamed up with Warner Bros. to helm an English-language remake of the 1997 Norwegian thrillerInsomnia.
It remains Nolans most underappreciated movie, and Nolan himself agrees.
I think, of all my films, its probably the most underrated.
[…] The reality is its one of my most personal films.
Insomnia, directed by Christopher Nolan, follows two Los Angeles homicide detectives sent to a northern town where the sun never sets to investigate the meticulous murder of a local teenager. The incessant daylight plays a critical role in the unraveling of the case and the psychological dynamics between the characters.
Insomnia, directed by Christopher Nolan, follows two Los Angeles homicide detectives sent to a northern town where the sun never sets to investigate the meticulous murder of a local teenager. The incessant daylight plays a critical role in the unraveling of the case and the psychological dynamics between the characters.
