Saturday 18 October 2014

Wednesday 1 October 2014

Film Opening EG Atonement (Joe Wright, 2007)

opening 2mins/titles of...
ATONEMENT
(Joe Wright, 2007)
Produced by Working Title (+2); distribution: Universal
Budget:$30m
Box Office: $130m (world); $51m (USA), £11.5m

SUMMARY: A somewhat quirky (postmodern parody?) opening in which at least one central protagonist is firmly anchored, and signifiers abound of wealth, privilege and orderliness. Typical WT in some regards, although could be taken for another British production company and brand: Merchant Ivory.
PREVIOUS POSTS THAT REFERENCE ATONEMENT:
WT's relationship with NBC-Universal; WT box office history to 2010; Convergence + Digitisation; Paul/Avatar essay guide; Some thoughts on the digitisation effect; Social realism.

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