2007   UK Atonement
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Director:Joe Wright
Studio:Working Title Films
Writer:Ian McEwan, Christopher Hampton
IMDb Rating:7.8 (91,443 votes)
Awards:Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 63 nominations
Genre:Drama
Duration:130 min
Languages:English
IMDb:0783233
Amazon:B00005JPTE
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Joe Wright  ...  (Director)
Ian McEwan, Christopher Hampton  ...  (Writer)
 
Keira Knightley  ...  Cecilia Tallis
James McAvoy  ...  Robbie Turner
Vanessa Redgrave  ...  Briony Tallis older
Romola Garai  ...  Briony, 18
Saoirse Ronan  ...  Briony Tallis, aged 13
Ailidh Mackay  ...  Singing Housemaid
Brenda Blethyn  ...  Grace Turner
Julia West  ...  Betty
Harriet Walter  ...  Emily Tallis
Juno Temple  ...  Lola Quincey
Felix von Simson  ...  Pierrot Quincey
Charlie von Simson  ...  Jackson Quincey
Alfie Allen  ...  Danny Hardman
Patrick Kennedy  ...  Leon Tallis
Benedict Cumberbatch  ...  Paul Marshall
Peter Wight  ...  Police Inspector
Leander Deeny  ...  Police Constable
Peter O'Connor  ...  Police Sergeant
Daniel Mays  ...  Tommy Nettle
Nonso Anozie  ...  Frank Mace
Michel Vuillermoz  ...  Frenchman #1
Lionel Abelanski  ...  Frenchman #2
Nick Bagnall  ...  Soldier in Bray Bar #3
Charlie Banks  ...  Probationary Nurse #1
Jamie Beamish  ...  Soldier in Bray Bar #1
Madeline Crowe  ...  Probationary Nurse #2
Scarlett Dalton  ...  Probationary Nurse #3
Michelle Duncan  ...  Fiona Maguire
Matthew Forest  ...  Second Soldier at Hospital Entrance
Vivienne Gibbs  ...  Staff Nurse
Olivia Grant  ...  Probationary Nurse #4
Ben Harcourt  ...  Jackson Quincey - 14
Jack Harcourt  ...  Pierrot Quincey - 14
Paul Harper  ...  Soldier with Ukeleke
Mark Holgate  ...  Soldier at Hospital Entrance
Ryan Kiggell  ...  Registrar
Katy Lawrence  ...  Probationary Nurse #5
Neil Maskell  ...  Soldier in Bray Bar #5
Gina McKee  ...  Sister Drummond
Anthony Minghella  ...  Interviewer
Jade Moulla  ...  Probationary Nurse #6
John Normington  ...  Vicar
Georgia Oakley  ...  Probationary Nurse #7
Alice Orr-Ewing  ...  Probationary Nurse #8
Catherine Philps  ...  Probationary Nurse #9
Jay Quinn  ...  Soldier Who Looks Like Robbie
Bryony Reiss  ...  Probationary Nurse #1o
Jérémie Renier  ...  Luc Cornet
Kelly Scott  ...  Hospital Admin Assistant
Billy Seymour  ...  Soldier in Bray Bar #4
Sarah Shaul  ...  Probationary Nurse #11
Anna Singleton  ...  Probationary Nurse #12
Richard Stacey  ...  Injured Sergeant
Emily Thomson  ...  Probationary Nurse #13
Tilly Vosburgh  ...  Mother of Evacuees
Ben Webb  ...  Evacuee Child #3
Dario Marianelli  ...  composer
Seamus McGarvey  ...  Cinematographer
Summary: Director Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice) gives Ian McEwan's bestselling novel a sumptuous treatment for the screen that should come to be regarded as one of the defining films of the epic romantic drama. Indeed, everything about this film stems from those three words: there is little here that is not epic, romantic, and dramatic, and Atonement is a film that masterfully expresses the overarching sense of adventure and emotion that such stories are meant to convey. In this instance, the story centers around the love story of highborn Cecilia Tallis (Keira Knightley) and housekeeper's son Robbie Turner (James McAvoy, in a star-making turn), in England shortly before World War II. Despite their class differences, they are powerfully attracted to each other, and just as their relationship begins Robbie is tragically forced away due to false accusations from Cecilia's younger sister Briony (Saoirse Ronan). She has a crush on Robbie, too, and after reading a private letter he sent to Cecilia, and then witnessing the first expression of their mutual love but mistaking it for mistreatment, her resentment grows until it leads to her telling the lie that will send Robbie away. Soon World War II breaks out; Robbie enlists and is posted to France, Cecilia is a nurse in London, and Briony, now age 18 and aware of what she has done, tries to atone for her actions--but none of them will be able to get back what they have lost. Knightley and McAvoy are perfectly cast as the young star crossed lovers, and the young Ronan is particularly impressive, but it's clear that the real star of this film is the director. Wright allows Atonement to revel in every moment of its story and each scene is compelling in its own way, but that now famous extended shot with Robbie on the beach at Dunkirk--filmed in one take and sure to be considered one of the great long tracking shots in film history--is the most memorable moment in this remarkable film. Atonement is an excellent example of what can happen when a great book meets great filmmaking. This is one that is not to be missed. --Daniel Vancini


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