James McAvoy and screenwriter Christopher Hampton on ‘Atonement’’s Dunkirk tracking shot
Atonement is an astonishing movie in many ways, one of which is the amazing tracking shot on the beach at Dunkirk, one uncut five-and-a half-minute take as British soldier Robbie Turner takes in the horror and anarchy of the retreat from the Continent of his countrymen. I can’t top Jake Coyle of The Associated Press, … more…






