Kenneth Branagh as Cmdr. Bolton in “Dunkirk.” (Warner Bros. Entertainment Photo)Director Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” has been hailed as a “gripping” and “gut-wrenching” masterpiece. Some critics are even predicting the film will receive multiple Academy Awards.
Nolan’s epic recounts the real-life events of May and June 1940, when 400,000 Allied troops were forced to rely on their wits and pure grit to survive while surrounded in a small coastal French town.
Despite its release earlier this year and its positive critical reception, many moviegoers haven’t been able to see “Dunkirk” in its purest form. About 70 percent of the movie was recorded on 70mm Imax film. In behind-the-scenes interviews, the famed director says he hopes audiences will view his epic, whenever possible, in a giant-screen theater.
“The immersive quality of the [Imax] image is second to none,” Nolan says. “We really try and create the sensation that I would describe as ‘virtual reality without the goggles.’
“Dunkirk” will begin a special, three-weekend engagement at the Tennessee Aquarium Imax Theater on Friday, Nov. 10. Screenings will take place at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday evenings through Nov. 25.