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Title: Atonement (2007)
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See how director Joe Wright uses his signature tracking shots to set up a visual narrative for his films, including Atonement, The Soloist, and Hanna.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Saoirse Ronan | ... | Briony Tallis, aged 13 | |
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Ailidh Mackay | ... | Singing Housemaid |
| Brenda Blethyn | ... | Grace Turner | |
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Julia West | ... | Betty |
| James McAvoy | ... | Robbie Turner | |
| Harriet Walter | ... | Emily Tallis | |
| Keira Knightley | ... | Cecilia Tallis | |
| Juno Temple | ... | Lola Quincey | |
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Felix von Simson | ... | Pierrot Quincey (as Felix Von Simson) |
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Charlie von Simson | ... | Jackson Quincey (as Charlie Von Simson) |
| Alfie Allen | ... | Danny Hardman | |
| Patrick Kennedy | ... | Leon Tallis | |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | ... | Paul Marshall | |
| Peter Wight | ... | Police Inspector | |
| Leander Deeny | ... | Police Constable | |
SPOILER: When Briony Tallis, 13 years old and an aspiring writer, sees her older sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner at the fountain in front of the family estate she misinterprets what is happening thus setting into motion a series of misunderstandings and a childish pique that will have lasting repercussions for all of them. Robbie is the son of a family servant toward whom the family has always been kind. They paid for his time at Cambridge and now he plans on going to medical school. After the fountain incident, Briony reads a letter intended for Cecilia and concludes that Robbie is a deviant. When her cousin Lola is raped, she tells the police that it was Robbie she saw committing the deed. Written by garykmcd
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I saw a preview of this film yesterday and felt privileged to be one of the first people to see the film. It was also a pleasure to see a film before reading any other critical review or opinion. I am a great fan of Ian Mcewan and was concerned that it would not be possible to capture the subtleties and nuances of Mcewan's writing but I needn't have had any worries. The director, Joe Wright and screenplay writer Christopher Hampton have done a superb job and the complexities of the novel are superbly captured with real imagination. The story is set in three main areas, an English country house in 1935, war torn France 1940 and London 1940. The atmosphere in of all three are wonderfully captured by the director, cinematographer, costume design and score and I am sure that there are going to be some Oscar nominations for these. James McAvoy as lead man gives a tremendous performance of a restrained but passionate man. I was not as convinced by Keira Knightley's performance and am not sure that her acting has the mature edge to capture the social nuances of the times that McAvoy did so successfully. Do not see this film if you like fast paced films and rapid plot development! This is not a film for the pop video generation. If however you like character development and a plot that unravels at a pace that allows you to be immersed in the atmosphere of the film then I can highly recommend Atonement as one of the best films that I have seen this year.