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...story can resume,” writes Robbie Turner, a British soldier fighting in World War II, to Cecilia Tallis, his beloved. He refers to their love story, which both the war and Cecilia’s sister, Briony, interrupt. Director Joe Wright adopts a similar philosophy by choosing Ian McEwan’s bestselling novel “Atonement” for film adaptation: The story can resume—even if the change in medium makes it lose some of its power. The film stays close to the novel that inspired it, as in Wright?...
...Ian MacEwan is one of the rare writers who enjoys both commercial success and critical respect. The opening of the film adaptation of “Atonement,” in theatres today, will likely lure many new readers to the printed version of MacEwan’s romance. But could it possibly satisfy the novel’s existing readers? The film version is directed by Joe Wright, best known for his recent adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice,” which, like this flick, also starred Keira Knightley. As a fan of neither Keira?...
...super-scientific poll conducted among 40 Harvard students in Annenberg Hall and Lamont Library Café, students were asked to choose from four photographs to identify the dean. After a grueling but fair selection process, Pilbeam’s picture was placed among those of British actor Sir Ian Holm (Bilbo Baggins in “The Lord of the Rings”), musician Elvis Costello, and folk-singer-turned-fundamentalist Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens). The results? While 55 percent of students polled correctly identified the dean, 25 percent chose Costello, with 12.5 percent and 7.5 percent...
Assistant professor of history Ian J. Miller and his wife, E. Crate Herbert, a fundraising officer at the Harvard School of Public Health, shared their recent experiences in the job-search process. The couple wanted to remain active both as professionals and as parents of a now three-year...
Tragedy kept striking. In May 17-year-old Jessica Littleton was found hanged; Ian Gould, 75, died the same way in August. Late last month, Terry Ball, 35, was the sixth casualty. Official causes of death have not been recorded for Ball, Gould or Littleton, but there is little question that each was self-inflicted...