How author Ian McEwan turns his bestselling novels into Hollywood dramas

Ian McEwan isn't afraid of the dark. In his 40-year career, the English author and screenwriter behind “Atonement," "The Comfort of Strangers,” “On Chesil Beach" and several more of the modern era's most indelible and haunting works has consistently explored the boundaries of love, sex, religion, death, law and morality. His latest offering, the film adaption of "The Children Act," is no different. McEwan joined SalonTV’s Mary Elizabeth Williams on “Salon Talks” to unpack why he’s drawn to complicated human stories that grapple with what’s legal and what’s moral. Inspired by real events, “The Children Act” stars Stanley Tucci and Emma Thompson.

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