Joe Wright’s Atonement to open Venice
Joe Wright’s Atonement [+see also:
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Atonement, which was written by Christopher Hampton from Ian McEwan’s best-selling novel, will have its world premiere the evening of August 29, in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema. The film was produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, co-directors of Working Title Films, and Paul Webster.
"On the year of its 75th anniversary, the festival must look to the future,” said Müller. "For the first time in its history, the opening film is by a young director, which the selection committee unanimously deemed better, for its strong emotions and visual force, than films by even highly established directors".
Atonement will be released in the UK on September, in Italy on September 21 and in the US on December 7 by Universal Pictures International.
(Translated from Italian)
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