Atonement
(DVD)
Contributors
Bevan, Tim. Producer
Fellner, Eric. Producer
Webster, Paul. Producer
Hampton, Christopher, 1946- Screenwriter
Wright, Joe, 1972- Director
Fellner, Eric. Producer
Webster, Paul. Producer
Hampton, Christopher, 1946- Screenwriter
Wright, Joe, 1972- Director
Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008].
Format
DVD
Edition
[Widescreen ed.]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008].
Edition
[Widescreen ed.]
Language
English
UPC
025193328526
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, Paul Tothill ; music, Dario Marianelli ; costume designer, Jacqueline Durran ; production designer, Sarah Greenwood.
Participants/Performers
James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn, Julia West, Harriet Walter.
Description
In 1935, thirteen-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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality.
System Details
DVD, NTSC ; Region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles.
Awards
Academy Awards, 2008: Best original score. Golden Globes, USA, 2008: Best Motion Picture, Drama ; Best Original Score, Motion Picture.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Atonement -- Drama.
England -- Drama.
False testimony -- England -- Drama.
Feature films
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Foreign films.
Historical films.
Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama.
McEwan, Ian -- Film adaptations.
Motion pictures -- France.
Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
Romance films.
Sisters -- England -- Drama.
England -- Drama.
False testimony -- England -- Drama.
Feature films
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Foreign films.
Historical films.
Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama.
McEwan, Ian -- Film adaptations.
Motion pictures -- France.
Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
Romance films.
Sisters -- England -- Drama.
Other Subjects
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bevan, T., Fellner, E., Webster, P., Hampton, C., Wright, J., Ronan, S., Blethyn, B., Redgrave, V., West, J., McAvoy, J., Walter, H., Knightley, K., Garai, R., Marianelli, D., & McEwan, I. (2008). Atonement ([Widescreen ed.]). Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tim. Bevan et al.. 2008. Atonement. Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tim. Bevan et al.. Atonement Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bevan, Tim., et al. Atonement [Widescreen ed.], Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.
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