Atonement (Widescreen Edition)
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Actor: Brenda Blethyn, Harriet Walter, James Mcavoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse RonanBrand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
Primary Contributor: Joe Wright
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 130 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-18
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Atonement (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: 3.5 stars out of 4
Summary: 5 Stars
The Bottom Line:
An exceptionally well-made and completely non-formulaic film which consistently defies viewer expectations, Atonement has left some viewers cold (particularly those who expected a standard love-against-all-odds picture) but it's a very impressive piece of moviemaking (the scene at Dunkirk should be on everyone's list of best shots of all time) and a movie I'm glad I watched.
DVD Review: Excellent film; slight variation from book.
Summary: 5 Stars
Atonement was one of my favorite novels to read in college, and I think this film really does it justice. Although there are some slight variations in the novel from the book, for the most part, this movie accurately depicts McEwan's master novel. Highly recommend!DVD Review: A Piece of Genius, Awesome, Inspiring, Cinematography At Its Finest!!
Summary: 5 Stars
What if reminiscence and imagination could objectify a forgotten world of the past - a world in which modern techno marvels and their subsequent diminution of human values had not yet happened? A world in which the interaction of some people elevated their experience to the level of timelessness, based on the escape of passion from the restraints inbred by the rules of society? What if the protagonists, good and bad played out their roles amidst the backdrop of the English countryside in the summer and spring of life, and amidst the wreck and ruin of war and amidst the despair of the wounded and dying. What if something were so powerful as to trump all of these vicissitudes, to oblivion them, to reduce the most crushing and overwhelming events of history to a mere inconsequential backdrop to the experiences of a man, a woman and a misguided child? That is the theme of this movie, that the power of human love, once unleashed cannot be bounded by the vagaries of fate, neither accidental nor willful. That is the discovery of the child who becomes an author and unto old age finally discerns that the might have been acquires the full force of reality from the power of love between two human beings, that events, time, even death cannot deny it, that it is more real than real and that it is forever.
I am led now to read the novel, though with some trepidation, as the exposure to the possibility of this power is frightening to some, myself included. It adds an unexpected dimension to the shrunken and self indulgent entertainments of the people of the future that is now. It is terrifying and yet awesome in the expansion of scope accorded to the collective mind that is the we. Usually controlled and controllable, this power can reprogram the mind, sweep aside dictatorship and evil as well as the pettiness of a child's lie.
Lies, deceit, cruelty, all fall by the wayside, shrivel, and shrink into the shadows when exposed to the spiritual light from movies such as this utterly incredible masterpiece. The mere potential of love is sufficient to invest itself in the timeline of reality. What is left is a glimpse of the majestic sense of life, the power of romanticism and, inevitably, the expiation of...atonement.
DVD Review: Echoes From The Past
Summary: 5 Stars
In an elegant mansion deep in the English countryside, a young girl witnesses something she doesn't fully understand: her older sister and the housekeeper's son in a passionate embrace. The girl is frustrated and unhappy, and in a search for a little drama makes up a story about the young man that has tragic, long reaching consequences. Filled with remorse, she later attempts to make amends.
That is the barebones outline of one of the most complex movies I have seen in years. There are several intertwined story lines that track through World War II and beyond. We see the same events happen several times from different points of view. In the end there is some resolution, but with several loose ends that leave the viewer much to ponder.
Any movie with Keira Knightley is well worth viewing, and this film is especially worthwhile for the numerous other fine actors, including several unknowns, and for the rich complexity of the story itself.
DVD Review: Amazing *WARNING SPOILERS*
Summary: 5 Stars
Like the novel, the film of atonement deals with many themes, loss, love, sorrow, missed opportunities and perception. Much of the movie is coloured by perception. Most see Briony's 'lie' as the act of a spoilt, selfish brat motivated by jealousy. I see it as something different as an act from a young girl misintepreting what she sees and her mind embellishing on it. Briony sees the scene at the fountain, but doesn't 'see' it. She witnesses the back of Robbie and an upraised hand, followed by her sister stripping and diving into a pool, it is this that starts her off. Not the note, though the note does compound the issue and the library scene clarifies it for her in a heartbeat. That's not counting her 'talk' with Lola, who confirms that the note makes Robbie sound like a sex maniac and when the 'rape' happens. It is not wholly Briony's lie that seals Robbie's fate. Lola, does not talk and clear Robbie, because she doesn't want the real culprit to be found. When Briony misinteprets the scene, Lola allows her to settle on Robbie as the offender.
The movie is dreamy and fairly slow, yet I do not see this as a handicap, it unfolds at the right place and draws you in. You are left at the end feeling sorrowful and yet surprised. Briony's 'atonement' also encompasses the revelation of the real 'rapist' and unfortunately this is not fully expounded upon. In the novel, it is made plain that the Marshalls' are sufficiently powerful to quash any scandal which is why the book takes so long to materialise, Briony must wait until her death to reveal the truth. It is the one place where the movie fails to keep up with the book and in doing so, we don't get a full feel of her atonement.
A beautiful movie, gorgeous in look, feel and tone. I loved it.
Description of Atonement (Widescreen Edition)
From the award-winning director of Pride and Prejudice comes a stunning, critically acclaimed epic story of love. When a young girl catches her sister in a passionate embrace with a childhood friend, her jealousy drives her to tell a lie that will irrevocably change the course of all their lives forever. Academy Award? nominee Keira Knightley and James McAvoy lead an all-star cast in the film critics are hailing "the year's best picture" (Thelma Adams, US Weekly).Director Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice) gives Ian McEwan's bestselling novel a sumptuous treatment for the screen that should come to be regarded as one of the defining films of the epic romantic drama. Indeed, everything about this film stems from those three words: there is little here that is not epic, romantic, and dramatic, and Atonement is a film that masterfully expresses the overarching sense of adventure and emotion that such stories are meant to convey. In this instance, the story centers around the love story of highborn Cecilia Tallis (Keira Knightley) and housekeeper's son Robbie Turner (James McAvoy, in a star-making turn), in England shortly before World War II. Despite their class differences, they are powerfully attracted to each other, and just as their relationship begins Robbie is tragically forced away due to false accusations from Cecilia's younger sister Briony (Saoirse Ronan). She has a crush on Robbie, too, and after reading a private letter he sent to Cecilia, and then witnessing the first expression of their mutual love but mistaking it for mistreatment, her resentment grows until it leads to her telling the lie that will send Robbie away. Soon World War II breaks out; Robbie enlists and is posted to France, Cecilia is a nurse in London, and Briony, now age 18 and aware of what she has done, tries to atone for her actions--but none of them will be able to get back what they have lost. Knightley and McAvoy are perfectly cast as the young star crossed lovers, and the young Ronan is particularly impressive, but it's clear that the real star of this film is the director. Wright allows Atonement to revel in every moment of its story and each scene is compelling in its own way, but that now famous extended shot with Robbie on the beach at Dunkirk--filmed in one take and sure to be considered one of the great long tracking shots in film history--is the most memorable moment in this remarkable film. Atonement is an excellent example of what can happen when a great book meets great filmmaking. This is one that is not to be missed. --Daniel Vancini
Stills from Atonement (click for larger image).
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