Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 52 wins & 150 nominations total
Felix von Simson
- Pierrot Quincey
- (as Felix Von Simson)
Charlie von Simson
- Jackson Quincey
- (as Charlie Von Simson)
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- TriviaOnly eight U.K. military ambulances from World War II remain, and this movie made use of them all.
- GoofsAny apparent continuity errors in the fountain scene - the position of the vase, the tennis shoes, Robbie's sitting position, Cecilia's strap slip, the buttons on her blouse etc. - are not what they seem: we are seeing the same event in different ways through different pairs of eyes.
- Quotes
Cecilia Tallis: I love you. I'll wait for you. Come back. Come back to me.
- Crazy creditsThe title types itself out like on a typewriter.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: Episode #13.1 (2007)
- SoundtracksClair de Lune
Written by Claude Debussy
Performed by Gordon Thompson
Courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd
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Great interpretation of a wonderful novel
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.
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- Aug 19, 2007
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- Also known as
- Chuộc Lỗi
- Filming locations
- Stokesay Court, Onibury, Shropshire, England, UK(Tallis home)
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- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,927,067
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $784,145
- Dec 9, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $129,266,061
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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