| Atonement 3/6–7, 3/9 Thurs.–Fri., Mar. 6th–7th, 8 p.m., Sun., Mar. 9th, 3 p.m. Directed by Joe Wright. Screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on a novel by Ian McEwan. Running time: 130 minutes. Country: UK/France. Year: 2007. Rated R. Set in 1935, Atonement tells the story of how 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister Cecilia’s (Keira Knightley) lover Robbie (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. “Atonement takes a familiar movie environment, a setting that we think we know, and uses it for an examination of a host of dark impulses, such as jealousy, lust, cruelty, and deceit” (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle). (Rated R for disturbing war images, language, and some sexuality.) |
