Atonement
(2008)

Fiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/DRAMA/ATONEMENT

0 Holds on 1 Copy

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Movies DVD/DRAMA/ATONEMENT Due: 3/27/2024

Details

PUBLISHED
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]
EDITION
Widescreen [edition]
DESCRIPTION

1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
9786311884867 61033285, 025193328526
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Based on the novel by Ian McEwan

In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis 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, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. He hopes that Cecilia 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. She goes so far as to accuse Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but, ultimately, he is arrested. Briony bears false witness and the course of three lives is changed forever. As Briony grow older, she continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love

Special features: Deleted scenes with commentary from director Joe Wright; bringing the past to life: the making of Atonement; from novel to screen: adapting a classic; feature commentary with director Joe Wright

Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, Paul Tothill ; music, Dario Marianelli ; costume designer, Jacqueline Durran ; production designer, Sarah Greenwood

Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, Julia West, James McAvoy, Harriet Walter, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai

MPAA rating: R; for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality

DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Golden Globes, USA, 2008: Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture - Drama ; Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Dario Marianelli)

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