A young writer likes to follow
people around for entertainment. However, one day he follows the wrong man and
is pulled into a burglary scheme that is not quite what it at first appears to
be.
This is the first film from
Hollywood auteur Christopher
Nolan (who has become maybe the greatest director working right now). He
also shot the film. Composer David
Julyan scored the film. He has also collaborated with Nolan on Memento, Insomnia, and The Prestige.
Tristan Martin served as the
production designer. Nolan worked with his wife and producing partner Emma Thomas as well.
The film stars Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, and Lucy Russell. Theobald and
Russell have cameos in Batman
Begins.
It took Nolan about a year to complete
principal photography on this film on a very sparse budget of $6,000, as he
could only shoot footage on Saturdays do to his and his crew’s work schedule. The
film is a good crime mystery, and certainly foreshadows the themes and style of
storytelling that Nolan would bring to most of his later narratives. For cinema
fans that like to see the small films that helped launched today’s great
filmmakers, this is a must-see as it is one of the best.
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