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But as soon as I told him I loved him,
the feeling sort of disappeared.
Something's happened.
NURSE:
Outside, quickly.Robbie.
Excuse me.
Nurse Tallis, you speak a little French,
if I remember rightly.
Only school French, Sister.
There's a soldier in Bed 13. Go and sit
with him for a minute. Hold his hand.
Off you go.
Here you are at last
Sister sent me
for a little chat
I remember your sister
she was always so nice
what's she doing now?
She is a nurse as well
Did she finally marry that man
she was so in love with?
I've forgotten his name
Robbie?
She will soon I hope
Robbie
yes that's right
And you?
What is your name?
Luc.
Luc Cornet.
And you?
Tallis.
Tallis.
That's pretty
I remember you now
the English girl
You remember your first visit to Millau?
I was working by the ovens with my father.
I heard your accent
Can you do me a little favour Tallis?
These bandages are so tight,
can you loosen them a bit, please?
Of course
You remember my younger sister, Anne?
She still plays that little Debussy piece
do you remember?
She looks so serious when she plays
And our croissants,
what did you think of them?
The most delicious in Millau
Yes.
It's the quality of the butter
Yes
Is that why you came every day?
Because you know,
my mother is very fond of you
in her opinion,
we should get married in the summer
Oh yes?
Yes
I hope that's more comfortable
Do you love me?
Yes
Can you stay a while?
I'm frightened
- Tallis.
- Briony.
Je m'appelle Briony.
SISTER:
Stand up, Nurse Tallis.Now go and wash the blood off your face.
NARRATOR:
The Navy has earned ourundying gratitude. The Army is undefeated.
Courage has brought them through
unconquered, their spirit unbowed.
This is the epic of Dunkirk.
A name that will live forever
in the annals of warfare.
In the course of a comprehensive tour,
Queen Elizabeth is seen here visiting
a chocolate factory in the north of England.
The confectionary magnate
and friend of the British Army,
Mr Paul Marshall, gave the Queen a tour
of the Army Amo factory
with his lovely,
soon-to-be-wed fiance, Miss Lola Quincey.
What a mouthwatering couple they are.
Keep the Amo coming.
Our boys have a sweet tooth.
Secondly, for a remedy against sin,
and to avoid fornication,
that such persons
as have not the gift of continence,
might marry and keep themselves
undefiled members of Christ's body.
Thirdly, it was ordained,
for the mutual society, help and comfort,
that the one ought to have the other.
I saw him.
Therefore, if any man can show
any just cause
why they may not be
lawfully joined together...
I know it was him.
...let him now speak
or forever hold his peace.
I saw him. I saw him with my own eyes.
WOMAN:
Let the nursey through.They're going down to the country today.
Never been out of London before.
I hope they get a nice family.
They don't know what they're in for
with this lot.
Come on.
I'm looking for Miss Tallis. Cecilia Tallis.
Is she in?
Tallis! Door!
I tried writing. You wouldn't answer.
I have to talk to you.
- So you're a ward sister now?
- Yes.
Thanks.
I want to go in front of a judge
and change my evidence, Cee.
Don't call me that.
Please don't call me that.
I know what I did was terrible.
I don't expect you to forgive me.
Oh, don't worry, I won't.
You're an unreliable witness.
They'll never reopen the case.
Well, at least
I could tell everyone else what I did.
I can go home and explain
to Mummy and Daddy and Leon...
- So what's stopping you?
- Well, I wanted to see you first.
They don't want to hear any more about it.
That unpleasantness is all tidied away
in the past, thank you very much.
But...
I'll be late. Better get moving.
Excuse me.
He sleeps so deeply.
- What is she doing here?
Oh, yes, what about?
Robbie. Darling.
I'll be quite honest with you.
I'm torn between breaking your neck here
and taking you
and throwing you down the stairs.
Oh, God.
Do you have any idea what it's like in jail?
Of course, you don't.
Tell me, did it give you pleasure
to think of me inside?
- No.
- But you did nothing about it.
- No.
- Do you think I assaulted your cousin?
- No.
- Did you think it then?
Yes. But yes and no.
- And what's made you so certain now?
- Growing up.
- Growing up?
- I was 13.
How old do you have to be to know
the difference between right and wrong?
What are you, 18?
Do you have to be 18 before
you can bring yourself to own up to a lie?
There are soldiers of 18, old enough
to be left to die by the side of the road,
- did you know that?
- Yes.
Five years ago,
you didn't care about telling the truth.
You, all your family, you just assumed
that for all my education,
I was still little better than a servant.
Still not to be trusted!
Thanks to you, they were able to close ranks
and throw me to the f***ing wolves!
- Robbie! Look at me, look at me.
- Don't!
Come back. Come back.
Come back to me.
CECILIA:
Briony.There isn't much time.
Robbie has to report for duty at 6:00,
and he's got a train to catch.
So sit down.
There are some things
you're going to do for us.
You'll go to your parents
as soon as you can,
and you'll tell them everything
they need to know
to be convinced
that the evidence you gave was false.
You'll meet with a solicitor,
make a statement,
have it signed, witnessed,
send copies to us. Is that clear?
Yes.
You'll write a detailed letter to me
explaining everything that happened
leading up to you saying
you saw me by the lake.
Try to include whatever you can remember
of what Danny Hardman was doing
that night.
- Hardman?
- Yes.
It wasn't Danny Hardman.
It was Leon's friend, Marshall.
I don't believe you.
He's married Lola.
I've just come from their wedding.
Lola won't be able to testify
against him now.
He's immune.
I'm very, very sorry for the terrible distress
that I have caused.
I am very, very sorry.
ROBBIE:
Just do as we've asked of you.Write it all down, just the truth, no rhymes.
No embellishments, no adjectives.
And then leave us be.
I will, I promise.
BRIONY:
I'm sorry.Could we stop for a moment?
MAN:
Of course. Is something the matter?I just need a couple of minutes by myself.
... minutes by myself.
MAN:
Briony Tallis, your new novel,your twenty-first, is called Atonement. It's...
Briony?
I'm sorry. Could we stop for a moment?
Briony Tallis, I'd like to talk now
about your new novel, Atonement,
which comes out in a few days
to coincide with your birthday.
- It's your twenty-first novel...
- It's my last novel.
Oh, really? Are you retiring?
I'm dying.
I have something called vascular dementia,
which is essentially
a continuous series of tiny strokes.
Your brain closes down, gradually
you lose words, you lose your memory,
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