Atonement

Wow. Patient, graceful, beautiful, abbrasive, and shocking. And each of those at multiple points thoughout.

We watch a long-time secret romance (secret even from the participants) finally come to realization, but we see it tragically misconstrued through the eyes of the woman's younger sister. Then WWII comes, and the consequences of this misconstrual are even more significant.

It's so well done, so beautiful and artfully paced, so well staged and set to music that the sharp pain of it is worth it.

Because of a few scenes of sexuality and violence, this one's for mature individuals only.

On a scale of Paris, IN, (1) to Paris, France, (6) (because it's set in Europe...), this one's a 5.3.