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Atonement (2007) -- Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.

Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   64,006 votes
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Director:
Joe Wright
Writers:
Ian McEwan (novel)
Christopher Hampton (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 January 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Romance | War more
Tagline:
You can only imagine the truth. more
Plot:
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 23 wins & 67 nominations more
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(232 articles)
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Love And Death In a Cold Climate more
US TV Schedule:
Fri. July 174:45 AMMAX   

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Reviens-moi (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality.
Runtime:
123 min
Country:
UK | France
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Richard Eyre was originally attached to direct the project. However, as time passed he became busy with another film project and stage play. The producers and himself decided that, if they could find a director they all approved of, he would hand the project over. Joe Wright was found. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Cecilia and Robbie are in the restaurant drinking tea, Robbie has a full cup. Then the camera moves. When the camera goes back to him and he starts to drink the tea, there is no tea in the cup at all. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Briony Tallis, aged 13: I finished my play.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Novel to Screen: Writing Atonement (2008) (V) more
Soundtrack:
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover more

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100 out of 157 people found the following comment useful:-
Love And Death In a Cold Climate, 23 September 2007
8/10
Author: M. J Arocena from New Zealand

The superb Ian McEwan book translated into cold beautiful images by the startling Joe Wright and scriptwriter Christopher Hampton. The result is a series of powerful rushes and abrupt stops. A pacing that, perhaps, is a bit too self conscious for its own good doesn't help us to connect the emotional dots. I had the feeling I had lost something in the love story of the protagonists - something that didn't happen to me reading the book. By the time the "injustice" takes place I was taken by the pain of the injustice but not by Knightley and McAvoy's liaison. Their love story is left to its own devices. The beauty of the images is overwhelming and the assuredness of Joe Wright at his second feature after the, much better, "Pride and Prejudice" keeps you going. The score tends to be monotonous and irritating but in spite of all that I intend to see "Atonement" again and I would recommend it with just the above mentioned reservations.

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