Tonight on TV: Rated 4 out of 5 This is one of Christopher Nolan’s best movies and also his least known

Christopher Nolan, one of the greatest modern filmmakers, it’s classics like The Dark Knight Saga, Inception, Interstellar or even the recent Oppenheimer. But there was “before” and especially the excellent Insomniac, led by Al Pacino and Robin Williams. Do you want to discover it? Good news: Arte is broadcasting this Sunday night Thriller High quality !

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Released in theaters in 2002, Insomnia tells the story of Will Dormer, played by Al Pacino (about whom Nolan shared a touching anecdote), a seasoned and disillusioned cop who is sent deep into Alaska to investigate the murder of a teenage girl. . After accidentally killing his partner, he becomes the victim of blackmail by a hit man played by Robin Williams.

A remake of the 1997 Norwegian film starring Stellan Skarsgård. Insomnia is a little marvel of a thriller that proves the brilliance of the director Christopher Nolan Two years after Memento. The film’s polar atmosphere is fascinating, and above all, the performancesAl Pacino and Robin Williams Impresses against employment.

“I am very proudInsomnia. I think of all my films, it is probably the most underrated.”declares Christopher Nolan in the book Nolan Variations Written by Tom Shawn. “People often say, ‘It’s not as interesting or personal as commemorative“, but there’s a reason for that. It’s a script that someone wrote and a remake of another movie.”

One of Nolan’s “most personal” films

“The reality is that this is one of my most personal movies for the experience of making it. It was a very defining period of my life.”continues the British. “It was my first studio film, shot on location, it was the first time I worked with big movie stars. Making it was an experience that left a mark on me, and it all comes back to me every time I see it. The films I’ve made are One that fits the genre I was trying to make, doesn’t try to challenge it, and that’s what people have been following. Looking forward to the other films I’ve made.”

Both minor and classic Insomnia for the movie Christopher Nolan, it remains far above the average of what can be done in the cinematic landscape. AlloCiné viewers were not wrong when they gave it a good average rating of 4 out of 5.

Insomnia is quickly (re)discovered to realize that more than two decades ago, Christopher NolanToday, the essential figure of the seventh art, already had everything great…

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