When Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan), thirteen-years-old and an aspiring writer, sees her older sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley) and Robbie Turner (James McAvoy) at the fountain in front of the ...

“When the couple are torn apart by a lie constructed by Cecilia's jealous younger sister ... Andrew Collins of Radio Times penned: “Atonement transcends the expectations of its country ...

Atonement tells the story of a lie that spans six decades, from the 1930 to the horrors of World War II and beyond. The secret romance between the wealthy Cecilia Tallis (Knightley) and Robbie ...

‘Atonement’ is a movie full of lingering ... as the snatched final encounter between doomed lovers Robbie and Cecilia in a bustling corner of London. They don’t know it, but they’ll ...