Kenneth Turan of the LA Times gives "Atonement" a critics' choice award and writes:
…this is one of the few adaptations that fives a splendid novel the film it deserves. An assured and deeply moving work, “Atonement” is at once one of the most affecting of contemporary love stores and a potent mediation on the power of fiction to destroy and crate, to divide and possibly hear. About the affect a young girl’s false accusations have on her older sister and her lover.
"Atonement" Synopsis
In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony’s vivid imagination. Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), the educated son of the family’s housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony’s headstrong older sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley). Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony – who has a crush on Robbie – is compelled to interfere, going so far as accusing Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arrested – and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever.
Opened December 7, 2007 Runtime: 2 hr. 3 min.
Rdisturbing war images, language and some sexuality
Cast: James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave
Director: Joe Wright
Genres: Period Film, Drama, Romantic Epic, Romance
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