Keira Knightley @ Joe Wright's Atonement

Director Joe Wright, Keira Knightely and James McAvoy attend a screening of their film Atonement hosted by The Cinema Society and Chanel Beaute in New York City.


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Director Joe Wright's Atonement

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Synopsis: The film spans several decades about a fledgling writer, Briony Tallis, who, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Atonement is written by Christopher Hampton, based on Ian McEwan's novel, directed by Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice), and stars James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, Vanessa Redgrave and Romola Garai.