[Ronald Epstein]

ATONEMENT

Nominated for seven Academy Awards® including Best Picture
Winner of Best Music Score

Winner of two Golden Globe® Awards including
Best Motion Picture- Drama

Winner of two BAFTA® Awards including
Best Film

“A crowning achievement. A ravishing romance” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

“Four Stars. A sweeping love story.” – Leah Rozen, People


On DVD March 18, 2008
FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT


SYNOPSIS: From the award-winning director of Pride and Prejudice comes a stunning, critically acclaimed epic story of love, betrayal, and all its consequences. When a young girl catches her sister in a passionate embrace with a childhood friend, her jealousy drives her to tell a lie that will irrevocably change the course of all their lives forever. Academy Award® nominee Keira Knightley and James McAvoy lead an all-star cast in the film critics are calling "the year’s best picture" (Thelma Adams, US Weekly).


BONUS FEATURES:
Deleted Scenes
Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of Atonement
Watch the new become old as the filmmakers recreate the English Countryside of 1935, the famous Dunkirk evacuation and the drama of war torn WWII London.
From Novel to Screen: Adapting a Classic
Once again director Joe Wright takes a classic period story and re-invigorates it for a new audience. Re-uniting the director, producer and star of PRIDE & PREJUDICE, we look at how Wright’s modern style of film-making brings these novels to life.
Feature Commentary with Director Joe Wright


TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Street Date: March 18, 2008
Price: $29.98
Selection Number: 61033285 AWS; 61033286 FF
Running Time: 2 Hours 3 Minutes
Layers: Dual Layers
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1; Full Frame 1.33:1
Rating: R for disturbing war images, language, and some sexuality.
Languages: English SDH/ Spanish/French
Subtitles: English SDH/Spanish/French
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1