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 and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching Cecilia is their housekeeper's son Robbie Turner (James McAvoy) 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 and Cecilia will have crossed a boundary they had never before dared to approach and will have become victims... of the younger girl's scheming imagination and Briony will have committed a dreadful crime the guilt for which will colour her entire life. Sense And Sensibility: The story of two sisters; pragmatic Elinor (Emma Thompson) and 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 and impoverished his current wife and 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 and 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 and social status. [show more]
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Double-bill of period dramas. In 'Sense and Sensibility' (1995), Emma Thompson stars in and provides the screenplay for this adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel. Thompson plays Elinor, the eldest of sisters who are reduced in means when their father dies and his estate passes on to his son from his first marriage. They are soon accepted into their new society, each finding romance, but with some pain along the way. In 'Atonement' (2007), on the hottest day of the summer of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) sees her older sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley) strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching Cecilia is their housekeeper's son Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), 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 have been changed forever. Robbie and Cecilia have crossed a boundary they had never before dared to approach and have become victims of the younger girl's scheming imagination - and Briony has committed a dreadful crime, the guilt for which will colour her entire life. Romola Garai and Vanessa Redgrave co-star as Briony as she grows older.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and 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 and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house Watching Cecilia is their housekeeper&39;s son Robbie Turner (James McAvoy) a childhood friend who along with Briony&39;s sister has recently graduated from Cambridge By the end of that day the lives of all three will have been changed forever Robbie and Cecilia will have crossed a boundary they had never before dared to approach and will have become victims of the younger girl&39;s scheming imagination and Briony will have committed a dreadful crime the guilt for which will colour her entire life Sense And Sensibility The story of two sisters; pragmatic Elinor (Emma Thompson) and 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 and impoverished his current wife and 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 and 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 and social status Actors Keira Knightley James McAvoy 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 and over Year 2007 ; 1995 Languages English
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