The publication of Atonement cemented Ian Mc Ewan&s reputation as one of the most exciting & accomplished writers of his generation From its breath-taking opening section telling the events of a fateful summer&s day in 1935 Mc Ewan unravels a tale of love & war that breaks the heart even as the master novelist&s provocative twists of form dazzle the senses ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Atonement On the hottest day of the summer of 1935 thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her older sister Cecilia (Kiera Knightley) strip off her clothes & plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house Watching Cecilia is their housekeeper&s son Robbie Turner (James Mc Avoy) a childhood friend who along with Briony&s sister has recently graduated from Cambridge By the end of that day the lives of all three will have been changed forever Robbie & Cecilia will have crossed a boundary they had never before dared to approach & will have become victims of the younger girl&s scheming imagination & Briony will have committed a dreadful crime the guilt for which will colour her entire life Sense & Sensibility The story of two sisters; pragmatic Elinor (Emma Thompson) & passionate wilful Marianne (Kate Winslet) When their father Henry Dashwood dies by law his estate must pass to the eldest son from his first marriage Suddenly homeless & impoverished his current wife & daughters find themselves living in a simple country cottage The two sisters are soon accepted into their new society Marianne becomes swept up in a passionate love affair with the dashing Willoughby (Greg Wise) while Elinor struggles to keep a tight rein on the family purse strings & to keep her feelings for Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant) whom she left behind hidden from her family Despite their different personalities they both experience great sorrow in their affairs but they learn to mix sense with sensibility in a society that is obsessed with both financial & social status Actors Keira Knightley James Mc Avoy Romola Garai Saoirse Ronan Brenda Blethyn Vanessa Redgrave Juno Temple Emma Thompson Kate Winslet Greg Wise Hugh Grant Alan Rickman Gemma Jones Robert Hardy Hugh Laurie & Director Joe Wright & Ang Lee Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 ; 1995 Languages English ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play From the Director of Pride & Prejudice Keira Knightley (Love Actually) & James Mc Avoy (The Last King of Scotland) star in this extraordinary film winner of two Golden Globes including Best Picture (drama) in 2008 Through a series of catastrophic misunderstandings Robbie Turner (James Mc Avoy) is accused of a crime he did not commit This accusation destroys Robbie & Cecilia&s (Keira Knightley) new found love & dramatically alters the course of their lives A sweeping romance that is both captivating & deeply moving Actors Keira Knightley James Mc Avoy Brenda Blethyn Saoirse Ronan Harriet Walter Juno Temple Patrick Kennedy Ailidh Mackay Julia West Felix von Simson Charlie von Simson Alfie Allen Benedict Cumberbatch Peter Wight & Leander Deeny Director Joe Wright Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages French ; Italian ; Spanish ; German ; Japanese Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; German ; Italian ; Spanish ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Greek ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Japanese ; Complex Mandarin ; Cantonese Closed Captions Yes Duration 2 hours & 3 minutes (approx)
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On the hottest day of the summer of 1935 thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes & plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house Watching her too is Robbie Turner who like Cecilia has recently come down from Cambridge By the end of that day the lives of all three will have been changed for ever as Briony commits a crime for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play On the hottest day of the summer of 1935 thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her older sister Cecilia (Kiera Knightley) strip off her clothes & plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house Watching Cecilia is their housekeeper&s son Robbie Turner (James Mc Avoy) a childhood friend who along with Briony&s sister has recently graduated from Cambridge By the end of that day the lives of all three will have been changed forever Robbie & Cecilia will have crossed a boundary they had never before dared to approach & will have become victims of the younger girl&s scheming imagination & Briony will have committed a dreadful crime the guilt for which will colour her entire life ...

Please note this region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play On the hottest day of the summer of 1935 thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her older sister Cecilia (Kiera Knightley) strip off her clothes & plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house Watching Cecilia is their housekeeper&s son Robbie Turner (James Mc Avoy) a childhood friend who along with Briony&s sister has recently graduated from Cambridge By the end of that day the lives of all three will have been changed forever Robbie & Cecilia will have crossed a boundary they had never before dared to approach & will have become victims of the younger girl&s scheming imagination & Briony will have committed a dreadful crime the guilt for which will colour her entire life From the director of Pride & Prejudice & based on the novel by Ian Mc Ewen comes "the best British film in years" – Sunday Times " As close to perfect as a movie can get" – Daily Mirror " An Essential" 5 Stars
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On the hottest day of the summer of 1934 thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes & plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house Watching her is Robbie Turner her childhood friend who like Cecilia has recently come down from Cambridge By the end of that day the lives of all three will have been changed for ever Robbie & Cecilia will have crossed a boundary they had not even imagined at its start & will have become victims of the younger girl&s imagination Briony will have witnessed mysteries & committed a crime for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone " From this new & intimate perspective she learned a simple obvious thing she had always known & everyone knew; that a person is among all else a material thing easily torn not easily mended” ...

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