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Synopsis Source : Rottentomatoes
On a sultry summer day in 1935,
an upper-class British family prepares for a dinner party at their
country estate. The players: Briony Tallis (newcomer Saoirse
Ronan), a precocious preteen writer; her older sister Cecilia
(Keira Knightley), Cambridge graduate and femme fatale; Robbie
Turner (James McEvoy), the housekeeper's mensch-y son, who carries
a torch for Cecilia; and various visitors and family members.
A series of misperceptions, fueled by the summer heat and Briony's
childish hurts and fevered imagination, lead to a dramatic false
accusation that lands Robbie in jail. We meet all three characters
five years later in the thick of World War II, as foot soldier
Robbie prepares for the Dunkirk evacuation and the two estranged
sisters train as nurses in London.
Director Joe Wright (PRIDE AND PREJUDICE) deserves high praise for
translating Ian McEwan's highly internalized, multilayered tale of
guilt, redemption, and the power and limits of the artistic
imagination, into a sumptuous visual feast that not only conveys
the intricate plot points of the novel, but dives headfirst into
the emotional subtleties that make the story so wrenching.
Whether any of the characters' actions are ultimately atoned for by
the end of the film is a matter of perception, but Wright's
sympathetic eye ensures that every player gets a fair trial. The
young director favors long, lingering close-ups that trace every
flicker of feeling--Ronan's luminous blue eyes clouding over with
righteous gravity; the tremors of hurt and anger and love in
McEvoy's sensitive face; the defiant jut of Knightley's jaw as it
melts into tender affection.
The honey-drizzled look of the first two thirds of the film
contrasts achingly with the tension and seriousness of the action
unfolding (and the grim intensity of the wartime sections), and the
scenes on the beach at Dunkirk include some of the most masterly
camera work of any recent film. ATONEMENT is a powerful story,
retold in a way that even diehard fans of the book will
appreciate.
