2007 · 123 min · R

Atonement

Name: Atonement
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2007
Duration: 123 min
Cast: James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan, Romola Garai, Vanessa Redgrave

Directed by Joe Wright · Drama, Romance

Atonement (2007) is a Drama film, directed by Joe Wright set in London during the 1930s–1940s, in summer. It runs 123 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of guilt & shame, love & longing, and war's cost play out through non linear / fractured timeline and multiple perspectives.

Composer

Dario Marianelli

Cinematography

Seamus McGarvey

Cast

James McAvoyKeira KnightleySaoirse RonanRomola GaraiVanessa RedgraveBrenda BlethynJuno TempleBenedict Cumberbatch

The world of this film

Setting

Where

London

Setting

Rural Urban Coastal Sea

When

1930s 1940s

Season

Summer

Premise & themes

Themes

Guilt & Shame Love & Longing War's Cost

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline Multiple Perspectives Unreliable Narrator Metafiction Frame Narrative

Tone

MelancholicTense

Shape

Protagonist

Female LedEnsemble

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Atonement

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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