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The Reader
2008
In postwar Germany, a young man’s decades-long obsession with an older woman runs headlong into a war crimes trial, where he learns an awful truth. Read more
| Starring | Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Karoline Herfurth |
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| Director | Stephen Daldry |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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The Reader
In postwar Germany, a young man’s decades-long obsession with an older woman runs headlong into a war crimes trial, where he learns an awful truth.
| Starring | Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Karoline Herfurth, Linda Bassett, Hannah Herzsprung, Susanne Lothar, David Kross, Volker Bruch, Matthias Habich |
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| Director | Stephen Daldry |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 2 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 2 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Most Wanted, UK top 50 weekly chart |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 25 May 2009 Blu-ray: 02 Nov 2009 Production year: 2008 |
| Format | DVD |
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147 out of 148 people found this review helpful
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brilliantly acted, thought provoking
An excellent film which is quintessentially a powerful love story set in post-war Germany between a woman and a young (very young!) man. Their affair ends abruptly but their lives join once more many years later under very different circumstances.
This film is very thought provoking and the viewpoint of the older vs younger generation on the atrocitites that happened during the war is very noticeable.
I really enjoyed this film and thought about it long after viewing. Well worth watching. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Five Star Performance
A fantastic film, touching, thought provoking, engaging and believable. Faithful to the book, enriched by wonderful acting. One for a girls night in.
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The Reader: Ralph Fiennes interview
- 29 Dec 2008
Set in post WWII Germany, The Reader, focuses on the affair of 16 year-old Michael (David Kross) and a woman twice his age, Hanna (Kate Winslet). Their relationship ends abruptly, but Hanna’s dark secret comes back to haunt Michael in later life. Directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours), the film has already earned its self 4 Golden Globe nominations, we talk to Ralph Fiennes about the difficult subjects the film touches upon and the loneliness of his character. LOVEFiLM: You Read more
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The Reader
In postwar Germany, a young man’s decades-long obsession with an older woman runs headlong into a war crimes trial, where he learns an awful truth....
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