Atonement Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

5 of the most interesting Atonement easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Atonement movie message.

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Atonement poster
Atonement poster
Atonement Plot

Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a thirteen-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Genre Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Director Joe Wright
Stars Saoirse Ronan, Ailidh Mackay, Brenda Blethyn, Julia West
IMDB score 7.8

Atonement Movie Trivia

1 - Both begins and ends with a shot of Briony's dollhouse. [Explanation in comments]

Both begins and ends with a shot of Briony's dollhouse. [Explanation in comments]

Atonement Movie Easter Eggs

1 - Robbie keeps on finding girls lying in the grass

Robbie keeps on finding girls lying in the grass

1 - The track name for the part of the score that plays while Robbie is typing up the letter to Cecilia is "Cee, You and Tea". Spelled phonetically, that is...

The track name for the part of the score that plays while Robbie is typing up the letter to Cecilia is "Cee, You and Tea". Spelled phonetically, that is...

Atonement movie hidden details

When Briony is watching Robbie's arrest, she is looking through a stained-glass window depicting Matilda, a patron saint of the falsely accused.

1 - The lamps are symbolizing the journey/fate of the sisters. When Briony starts her journey towards the light (atoning after what she did) the lamps are switching behind her and it gets bright. When Cecilia dies the lamps are switching off, leading her to the dark (death).

The lamps are symbolizing the journey/fate of the sisters. When Briony starts her journey towards the light (atoning after what she did) the lamps are switching behind her and it gets bright. When Cecilia dies the lamps are switching off, leading her to the dark (death).

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