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Atonement (Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Actors: Keira Knightley, James Mcavoy, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, Harriet Walter
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  249 reviews
Sales Rank: 181
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 130
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 61033285
UPC: 025193328526
EAN: 0025193328526
ASIN: B0013XZ6X4
Theatrical Release Date: January 4, 2008
Release Date: March 18, 2008
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Product Description
From the award-winning director of Pride and Prejudice comes a stunning critically acclaimed epic story of love. When a young girl catches her sister in a passionate embrace with a childhood friend her jealousy drives her to tell a lie that will irrevocably change the course of all their lives forever. Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley and James McAvoy lead an all-star cast in the film critics are hailing "the year's best picture" (Thelma Adams US Weekly).System Requirements:Running Time: 123 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/LOVE & ROMANCE Rating: R UPC: 025193328526 Manufacturer No: 61033285
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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
Stills from Atonement (click for larger image).
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 A very good movie September 6, 2008
A very good movie with a lot of "could be moments" and in which one can learn from.
JOE WRIGHT, OPUS 2 September 5, 2008
***1/2 2007. Based on Ian McEwan's Atonement and directed by Joe Wright. Earned two Golden Globes ((Best Drama and Musical Score) and Academy award in the musical score category. England in 1935. A young student is sent to jail on account of the testimony of a 13 year old girl. Four years later, he chooses to join the army on behalf of prison. The first hour of ATONEMENT is a little jewel dealing with what is left unsaid and delusion. I was less enthralled by the second half of the movie with its war scenes and the character played by Romola Garai that didn't have the mysterious and multi-level aura of Briony Tallis at age 13. Notwithstanding this critical remark, I recommend this film.
Atonement September 2, 2008
We recieved the dvd sooner than the date specified on the recept. It arived in great condition and we enjoyed the movie.
Moves the viewer through personal experiences of intense longing mixed with bitter misunderstanding. August 31, 2008
Based upon the lies and misunderstanding of a young, unhappy, girl who seems to long for a dramatic life of her own, her older sister and her lover are betrayed. The young girl, completely ignorant of the intent and nature of her sister's relationship with a servant's son, vengefully lies, blaming the boy with molesting a young female family member. Set in the backdrop of WWII, the young lovers are separated when the boy is imprisoned for his alleged crime, being released only to fight in the war.
His love (Keira Knightly), working as a nurse, meets him only briefly during the war, but they re-declare their love and promise to meet. Promises, however, are broken by circumstance, and the lies and accusations of a young sister irrevocably change the lives of everyone.
Cinematically Great August 29, 2008
This movie was placed high on my list of "I want to see that" simply because I like Keira Knightley's work. She adapts herself to her roles brilliantly.
When the movie opened in pre-WWII England and we are invited into the mansion that serves as the backdrop I thought we would be treated to another boring film about class distinction. Class distinction, yes; boring, maybe. The cinematography on this film is beautiful. However, seeing the same scene replayed from different viewpoints seemed to me a bit overdone. Perhaps that worked in the novel but on the screen it slowed down the story line.
There are various twists and turns to the story and if you haven't read the book you may become confused. Until the very end, that is. When the wonderful Vannessa Redgrave takes over as Briony near the end of the film, that is when everything we've seen begins to make sense. A wrapping up of the loose story lines that seemed to flounder once the romance has gone awry.
Revel if you will in this movie's wonderful acting by a superb cast, perfectly recreated period scenes, and grand cinematography. As with every epic movie there is a message or moral here: life isn't always fair.
I am giving this movie four stars because of the multiple views of scenes - a couple of people who watched this movie with me came away saying that it was confusing to them. I tend to agree although once I figured out what the director was doing it was easier to follow.
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