Prague’s rare 70 mm IMAX draws thousands of Europeans for Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’


PRAGUE (AP) — With Christopher Nolan ’s highly anticipated “The Odyssey” recording impressive sales around the globe, thousands of Europeans have used it as a new and unexpected reason to visit Prague. The Czech capital has one of the few dozen movie theaters in the world, and three on the European continent, that is equipped with the coveted 70 mm IMAX screen to watch the first feature made entirely with IMAX cameras.
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PRAGUE (AP) — With Christopher Nolan ’s highly anticipated “The Odyssey” recording impressive sales around the globe, thousands of Europeans have used it as a new and unexpected reason to visit Prague. The Czech capital has one of the few dozen movie theaters in the world, and three on the European continent, that is equipped with the coveted 70 mm IMAX screen to watch the first feature made entirely with IMAX cameras. “It completely changed my experience about the movie,” said Nicolas Walak from Poland, who also saw the movie before on a normal screen before viewing it in Prague. It was a great movie.” There are only 41 IMAX screens worldwide, with most in North America.
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- PRAGUE (AP) — With Christopher Nolan ’s highly anticipated “The Odyssey” recording impressive sales around the globe, thousands of Europeans have used it as a new and unexpected reason to visit Prague. The Czech capital has one of the few dozen movie theaters in the world, and three on the European continent, that is equipped with the coveted 70 mm IMAX screen to watch the first feature made entirely with IMAX cameras.
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