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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I am not sure why Dunkirk got made when this film exists
I deeply appreciate Atonement for other reasons and while the films are about 10 years apart I am utterly perplexed by how Nolan's Dunkirk became the critical darling it is, especially since this film exists. This film isn't about the evacuation of Dunkirk or WWII (those elements form the background for a fully realized troubled romance and family drama) and YET this film spends about 20 minutes on Dunkirk and it conveys the horror, defeat and dread of it it far sharper and more resonant than Nolan's film does for its entire run time. There is a one very long shot of soldiers on the beach that even manages to capture the whole what is time when facing your death thing better than Nolan's film.
With that being said I most appreciate the soft, luminous cinematography and the very atypical score in this film. Indeed atypical flourishes-the split perspective, the inserted fiction within the narrative, what's being atoned for etc.-greatly elevate a sweeping romance that might have been too conventional if the film played it straight up. It is really the details-sometimes as small as word choice-that really make this film a ravishing epic.
Doomed romances rest on their casting and I can say that both Knightley and McAvoy don't disappoint. McAvoy especially is really sexy, beautiful and emotional in this in that perfectly restrained British way. It may be his career best performance. Good film. It is much better than No Country for Old Men.
With that being said I most appreciate the soft, luminous cinematography and the very atypical score in this film. Indeed atypical flourishes-the split perspective, the inserted fiction within the narrative, what's being atoned for etc.-greatly elevate a sweeping romance that might have been too conventional if the film played it straight up. It is really the details-sometimes as small as word choice-that really make this film a ravishing epic.
Doomed romances rest on their casting and I can say that both Knightley and McAvoy don't disappoint. McAvoy especially is really sexy, beautiful and emotional in this in that perfectly restrained British way. It may be his career best performance. Good film. It is much better than No Country for Old Men.
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- Also known as
- Expiación, deseo y pecado
- 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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