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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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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 »
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156 out of 157 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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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Riveting !
Many will find this movie enjoyable, but those who are drawn to the dark past of Germany will find aspects of the film riveting.
Kate Winslet part in a tram ticket collector finds a student and has an amorous affair with him, later he finds that her lover was an SS concentration camp guard.
A great screen play plus excellent acting on Miss Kate Winslet, & Ralph Fiennes part. -
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Winslet nominated for European Film Award
- 10 Nov 2009
Kate Winslet is set to scoop another award for her role in The Reader - she is nominated for the Best Actress title at this year's (09) European Film Awards (EFA). The star has been tipped to land the coveted prize after the role won her an Academy Award earlier this year (09). Winslet will go head-to-head with promising newcomer Katie Jarvis, who will also compete in the Best Actress category for her acclaimed breakthrough role in Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank. Danny Boyle's multi Oscar-winning... Read more
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