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Atonement
2007
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's (Keira Knightley) lover (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan. Read more
| Starring | Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan |
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| Director | Joe Wright |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Redgrave ready for new movie
- 22 Oct 2009
Vanessa Redgrave has signed on to star in The Whistleblower - her first acting job since the tragic death of her daughter Natasha Richardson. Just days after her beloved daughter passed away from a brain injury following a skiing accident in March (09), the acting legend was announced as the latest cast addition in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood. The 72 year old pulled out of the blockbuster shortly afterwards - but she is determined to put her grief behind her with a new movie. Redgrave is... Read more
Knightley-starring anti-domestic violence advert banned
- 27 Apr 2009
An anti-domestic violence advert starring Keira Knightley has been banned from television after it was branded too violent by advertising censors. The Atonement star plays an actress returning home from a film set to be confronted by a violent boyfriend who accuses her of having an affair with a co-star, before attacking her and knocking her to the floor. The harrowing promo - made for charity Women's Aid - ends with Knightley being repeatedly kicked on the floor, and advertising approval body Read more
Atonement
- 19 Sep 2007
It is in the artist's nature to want to improve on life. After all, a little embellishment never hurt anyone, did it? Young Briony Tallis learns the danger of such foolish romantic illusions the hard way when her own rash intervention sends an innocent man to prison in Atonement, with devastating consequences for those she loves most dearly. But having erred so grievously, can she then make it right? Readers of Ian McEwan's acclaimed 2001 novel wondered if such a richly literary concoction... Read more
Atonement #1 for Hollywood Reporter
- 27 Dec 2007
Atonement has been named as the best of this year's movies by a writer for the Hollywood Reporter. Selecting his annual top ten, Martin A Grove compiled a list of films he was happy to recommend to viewers, with Atonement at number one. The epic drama, adapted from an Ian McEwan novel, stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in a tale of love, longing and loss spanning six decades. Second on Grove's list is Ridley Scott's American Gangster, which features Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in a Read more
Can Atonement work as a film, asks writer
- 03 Sep 2007
With the myriad of novel adaptations recently and soon to be hitting cinema screens, a journalist has cast his doubt on this week's release of Atonement - the celluloid version of a successful Ian McEwan book. Featuring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, Atonement follows the lost love story of two young adults as a terrible mistake changes their lives forever. But for the Guardian's John Patterson, it's just another "problem" adaptation which forces him to read the book "in a big Read more
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Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's (Keira Knightley) lover (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan....
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