Cloud Atlas has a silver lining
Photos courtesy of M Pictures
Did you know
Cloud Atlas received a 10-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival.
From acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer and Andy Wachowski comes the powerful epic Cloud Atlas, based on David Mitchell’s best-selling novel of the same name. The film’s all-star cast includes Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Zhou Xun and Hugh Grant.
The drama, mystery, action and love that runs through Cloud Atlas spans a period of 500 years. In that time, characters and born and reborn, meeting and reuniting from one life to the next.
As the consequences of their actions and choices impact one another through the past, present and distant future, one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, while a single act of kindness ripples across the centuries to inspire a revolution.
Catch the action, drama and romance when the ambitious Cloud Atlas hits cinemas on November 29.
Vocabulary
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acclaim (v): to praise somebody publicly
ovation (n): enthusiastic clapping by an audience as a sign of their approval
consequence (n): a result of something that has happened
revolution (n): a great change in conditions, ways of working, beliefs, etc. that affects large numbers of people
ambitious (adj): needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed
Idiom
every cloud has a silver lining: used to say that every sad or difficult situation has a positive or hopeful side
