Atonement

Directed by Joe Wright, 2007
Cast: James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn.

By Rada Djurica

The story begins in England in the Thirties, before World War II. Briony Tallis lives a wealthy life in a romantic Victorian country house. Her perfect life is ruined when she accuses her sister's lover, a housekeeper's son, of assaulting her. Many years later, after the war, a grown-up Briony copes with her guilt.

If nothing, this film is magnificent for its use of innovative and tricky new camera angles. Wright's vision captures mid-century Britain through modern eyes, while paying respects to history.

Belgrade International Film Festival 2008