Atonement /
Atonement /
McEWAN IAN
, Great Britain United States France
- 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Focus Features four-star collection .
Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation. Based on the novel by Ian McEwan. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. 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. Sources used: videodisc container; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed January 14, 2025; Wikipedia WWW site, viewed January 14, 2025.
Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, Paul Tothill ; music, Dario Marianelli ; costume designer, Jacqueline Durran ; production designer, Sarah Greenwood. Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, Paul Tothill ; music, Dario Marianelli ; costume designer, Jacqueline Durran ; production designer, Sarah Greenwood.
James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn, Julia West, Harriet Walter.
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.
MPAA rating: R; for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality.
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with French or Spanish subtitles.
Golden Globes, USA, 2008: Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture - Drama ; Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Dario Marianelli)
025193328526 00025193328526
61033285 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
2025125003
Atonement--Drama.
Sisters--England--Drama.
False testimony--England--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--England--Drama.
Atonement.
False testimony.
Man-woman relationships.
Sisters.
England--Drama.
England.
Fiction films.
Romance films.
Historical films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
Feature films.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Romance films.
DVE 9256 / .M34 2001
Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation. Based on the novel by Ian McEwan. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. 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. Sources used: videodisc container; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed January 14, 2025; Wikipedia WWW site, viewed January 14, 2025.
Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, Paul Tothill ; music, Dario Marianelli ; costume designer, Jacqueline Durran ; production designer, Sarah Greenwood. Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, Paul Tothill ; music, Dario Marianelli ; costume designer, Jacqueline Durran ; production designer, Sarah Greenwood.
James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn, Julia West, Harriet Walter.
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.
MPAA rating: R; for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality.
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with French or Spanish subtitles.
Golden Globes, USA, 2008: Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture - Drama ; Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Dario Marianelli)
025193328526 00025193328526
61033285 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
2025125003
Atonement--Drama.
Sisters--England--Drama.
False testimony--England--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--England--Drama.
Atonement.
False testimony.
Man-woman relationships.
Sisters.
England--Drama.
England.
Fiction films.
Romance films.
Historical films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
Feature films.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Romance films.
DVE 9256 / .M34 2001