Atonement by Joe Wright to be the opening film of the 64th Venice Film Festival
Atonement -directed by Joe Wright and starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan and Vanessa Redgrave- will open the 64th Venice Film Festival, to be held at the Lido di Venezia from 29th August to 8th September. The screenplay is adapted from the bestselling novel by Ian McEwan. The film will be presented in competition with a world premiere on the evening of 29th August in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema.