The Reader

Release Date: December 10, 2008 (NY; LA & SF release: Dec. 12; expands: Dec. 25; wide: Jan. 9, 2009)
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Director: Stephen Daldry
Screenwriter: David Hare
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara
Genre: Drama, Romance
MPAA Rating: R (for some scenes of sexuality and nudity)
Official Website: WeinsteinCo.com
Review: Not Available
DVD Review: Not Available
DVD: DVD | Blu-ray Disc
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Plot Summary: "The Reader" opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair.

Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn," and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken.

Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life – this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. "The Reader" is a haunting story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.

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COMMENTS (3)

Posted by:

Josh

November 1, 2008

This looks amazing. I sure Kate Winslet wins an Academy Award this year for either this or Revolutionary Road. She's the best youngish actress working. She is incredible in anything she does.

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DTM

November 9, 2008

Wow. Just wow.

Posted by:

GuyverV

February 8, 2009

glorified porn. i hope this movie doesn't sniff an oscar

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