Implicit Sacraments in Altonement: The Movie

The movie version of Ian McEwan's novel Atonement, directed by Joe Wright, raises interesting questions about implicit religion in films. This paper explores how the film of Atonement develops and introduces Christian themes into the storyline, and the way in which this might reflect more widel...

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Main Author: Roberts, Vaughan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2008]
In: Implicit religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 297-308
Further subjects:B ATONEMENT (Film)
B MCEWAN, Ian, 1942-
B Christianity
B Implicit Religion
B CHRISTIANITY & law
B WRIGHT, Joe
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Summary:The movie version of Ian McEwan's novel Atonement, directed by Joe Wright, raises interesting questions about implicit religion in films. This paper explores how the film of Atonement develops and introduces Christian themes into the storyline, and the way in which this might reflect more widely upon the place of Christianity in a secular world.
ISSN:1743-1697
Contains:Enthalten in: Implicit religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/imre.v11i3.297