The reader

The reader [videorecording] / The Weinstein Company presents ; a Mirage Enterprises production ; a Neunte Babelsberg Film GmBH production ; directed by Stephen Daldry ; screenplay by David Hare ; produced by Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris. - [New York, N.Y.] : Santa Monica, CA : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment ; distributed by Genius Products, [2009] - 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Based on the book "Der vorleser" by Bernhard Schlink. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features : deleted scenes ; Adapting a timeless masterpiece: making The reader ; A conversation with David Kross & Stephen Daldry ; Kate Winslet on the art of aging Hanna Schmitz ; A new voice: a look at composer Nico Muhly ; Coming to grips with the past: production designer Brigitte Broch ; theatrical trailer.

Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz.

Post-WWII, Germany. Michael Berg is a teenager who 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 different works of literature. 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, only 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.




DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital.
Blu-ray DVD.
Will not play on Standard DVD Players. System requirements: Blu-ray optical disc player and HD TV.

1000399 Weinstein Co.


World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities
Paramours--Germany
Man-woman relationships--Germany
Oral reading
Law students--Germany
War crime trials--Germany
Relaciones hombre-mujer--Alemania
Lectura oral--Alemania


Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Historical films.
Feature films.
Adult dvd