Atonement 2007 quotes

It was Robbie, wasn't it? [Silence] Robbie.

Lola

You saw him.

Like you said, he's a sex maniac. And you don't even know what happened before dinner. I caught him attacking my sister in the library. I don't know what he'd have done, if I hadn't come in...

Lola

You actually saw him.

Of course I did. Plain as day.

Lola

He came up behind me. He pushed me to the ground and then he put his hand over my eyes. I couldn't actually, I never actually...

Lola

Briony Listen, 've known him all my life. And I saw him.

Lola

Because I couldn't say for sure.

Well, I can. And I will.

Lola, can I tell you something? Something really terrible?

Lola

Yes please.

What's the worst word you can possibly imagine?

 :[after reading Robbie's letter] I suppose he's what you might call eligible.

Leon

Rather!

He certainly seems to think he's the cat's pyjamas. Which is odd, considering he has pubic hair growing out of his ears.

I don't know how I could've been so ignorant about myself... so... so stupid. And you know what I'm talking about, don't you? You knew before I did.
'Robbie: Why're you crying?

Don't you know?

Robbie

Yes, I know exactly. [kisses her]

My brother and I found the two of them down by the lake. Small Text

Police Inspector

You didn't see anyone else?

I wouldn't necessarily believe everything Briony tells you. She's rather fanciful.

There isn't much time. Robbie has to report for duty at six and he's got a train to catch. So sit down. There are some things you're going to do for us.

Robbie

You'll go to your parents as soon as you can and tell them everything they need to know to be convinced that your evidence was false. You'll go and see a solicitor and make a statement and have it signed and witnessed and send copies to us. Is that clear?

Yes.

Robbie

Then you'll write a detailed letter to me, explaining everything that led up to you saying you saw me by the lake.

Try and include whatever you can remember of what Danny Hardman was doing that night.

Hardman?

Robbie

Yes!

It wasn't Danny Hardman. It was Leon's friend, Marshall.
[Cecilia and Robbie look at her, astonished] :Cecilia: 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'm very, very sorry.

Robbie

Just do as I have 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.

Fiona

It says in the paper the army are making strategic withdrawals.

I saw that. It's a euphemism for retreat.

Ah, c'est vrai, l'arm?e anglaise se retire. (Subtitled: So it's true, the English are retreating.)

Robbie

On va disparaitre, avant qu'il fait jour. (Subtitled: We'll be gone at first light.)

On s'est battu toutes ces ann?es, tant de gens sont morts. Maintenant les Allemands sont de nouveau en France. (Subtitled: We fought all those years, lost all those dead. Now the Germans are back in France.)

Robbie

On va revenir. On va les chasser. C'est promis. (Subtitled: We'll come back. We'll throw them out. I promise you.)

Bonne chance! (Subtitled: Good luck!)

When can we go home?

Lola:

Soon.

We can't go home: it's a divorce!

Lola

How dare you say that?

Well, it's true.

Lola

You will never ever use that word again. Do you understand?

Leon

Guess who we met on the way in?

Robbie.

Leon

I told him to join us tonight.

Leon! You didn't!

Paul Marshall

Bite it. You have to bite it.

It's boring how everything ends in O. Polo and Aero.

And Oxo and Brillo.

Robbie

Come on, pal. You should be getting dressed.

If I fell in the river, would you save me?

Robbie

Of course.