The Reader

Category: 16
All Genres: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA, Germany
Runtime: 123
Rating: (0)
Languages: English
Director: Stephen Daldry
Sound: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
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Writing by: David Hare – (screenplay)
Bernhard Schlink – (novel)

Produced by: Jason Blum – co-executive producer
Donna Gigliotti – producer
Anthony Minghella – producer
Henning Molfenter – co-producer
Redmond Morris – producer
Arno Neubauer – line producer
Sydney Pollack – producer
Michael Simon de Normier – associate producer
Bob Weinstein – executive producer
Harvey Weinstein – executive producer
Charlie Woebcken – co-producer

Cast: Ralph Fiennes – Michael Berg
Jeanette Hain – Brigitte
David Kross – Young Michael Berg
Kate Winslet – Hanna Schmitz
Susanne Lothar – Carla Berg
Alissa Wilms – Emily Berg
Florian Bartholomäi – Thomas Berg
Friederike Becht – Angela Berg
Matthias Habich – Peter Berg
Frieder Venus – Doctor
Marie-Anne Fliegel – Hanna's Neighbor

Music: Nico Muhly
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Plot Outline: Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Burk re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
Plot: 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 story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.

Movie Quotes: Michael:
“>to Hanna]
Michael: I can't live without you. The thought of leaving you kills me. Do you love me?


Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
During the credits of each episode house photos are taken of ZBZ, Omega Chi, and Kappa Tau.

Goofs: We know about 13 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The first letter in GEEK house is the Roman letter 'G' when it should have been the Greek letter 'Gamma'. However this letter looks nothing like 'G' and using it would confuse everybody but the geeks.

Trivia: There are 4 entries in the trivia list – like these:

• Stephen Daldry's first choice for the lead role was Kate Winslet, who originally turned down the offer due to a scheduling conflict with Revolutionary Road (2008). When Nicole Kidman accepted the role, the producers built in a hiatus in order to allow her to finish filming Baz Luhrmann's Australia (2008). However, by the time Kidman was set to begin her scenes on the film, she withdrew because of her pregnancy, vacating the role. Winslet, who was now available, agreed to replace Kidman.
• Juliette Binoche was considered for the role of Hanna Schmitz.
• Producers Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella both died before the completion of the movie.

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