Movie Menus: "Atonement"

By: Allrecipes Staff

It only took one overheated summer's night and a young girl's active imagination--but that night, everyone's lives changed forever.

Favorite Quotes

Cecilia Tallis: [Robbie has just broken a vase belonging to Cecilia's family] You idiot ... you realize that's probably the most valuable thing we own?
Robbie Turner: Not anymore it isn't.

Cecilia Tallis: [about Robbie] No need to encourage him.

Leon Tallis: What do you say, Cee? Does the hot weather make you behave badly? Good heavens, you're blushing.
Cecilia Tallis: Just hot in here, that's all.

Cecilia Tallis: My brother and I found the two of them down by the lake.
Police Inspector: You didn't see anyone else?
Cecilia Tallis: I wouldn't necessarily believe everything Briony tells you. She's rather fanciful.

Tommy Nettle: Never trust a sailor on dry land.

Based on the critically acclaimed and award-winning novel by Ian McEwan, this story begins in the uncertain years leading up to World War II. Cook up a menu of English and Continental dishes and other selections inspired by this engrossing tale.

Shh, the Movie's Starting!

Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan), the youngest daughter of a wealthy English family, falsely accuses Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), the son of the family's housekeeper, of a violent crime. In love with Robbie, Briony's older sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley) is heartbroken when he is unjustly sent to jail. The movie continues, stretching over several decades as we see how their lives unfold as a a result of events that occurred that hot summer night.

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