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Wednesday Film Festival: Atonement In-Person
Atonement (2007) Starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn, Julia West, and Harriet Walter. Rated R, 123 minutes. When 13-year-old Briony Tallis sees her older sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner at the fountain in front of the family estate, she misinterprets what is happening, thus setting into motion a series of misunderstandings and a childish pique that will have lasting repercussions for all of them. Robbie is the son of a family servant toward whom the family has always been kind. They paid for him to attend Cambridge and now plans on going to medical school. After the fountain incident, Briony reads a letter intended for Cecilia and concludes that Robbie is a deviant. When her cousin Lola is raped, she tells the police that it was Robbie she saw committing the deed, when in fact it was a visitor to the estate. Academy Award winner for Best Original Score. Based on the novel by Ian McEwan. Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library.