"Atonement", Literary and Movie Review

Two days ago I finished my reading of Ian McEwan's novel -my beloved Bea lend it to me, eternal thanks- and just after that I felt the urge to watch the movie. In the film, Joe Wright -also responsible for "Pride and Prejudice", which I'm reading right now- adapts the novel in a magnificent way, translating whole pages into gazes and overseeing almost nothing. If one thing surprised me was that previously I hated Keira Knightly -soooooooooorry- and her duck-mouth but in this movie she's just marvelous. And what should I say about her clothes? Thanks, God, for giving us Jacqueline Durran, the costume designer! Below you can see some of my favourite fashion moments of the movie, though I don't include the green dress, don't know, but it's not my style.
Regarding Cecilia Tallis, Knightly's character, I found it much nicer in the book. The movie shows a rather cold woman, despite all the things she's gone through, and I preferred the literary Cee. However, the movie also has its strong points, like the presence of Vanessa Redgrave as the old Briony and the beautiful final scene with the white cliffs of southern England. Finally I just have to add that, in order to remove your disgust about poor Saoirse Ronan, the actress who plays child Briony, you should watch "The Lovely Bones". Do it and you tell me.

Cover of the paperback.

Please, let's go back to those swimming clothes!

My favourite clothes, at the very beginning (and before getting wet).

Great ginger: young Lola, Tallis sisters' cousin.

Tragic ending.

The white cliffs of Devon make me also think of the ending of "Quadrophenia".