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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.
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FilmPublisher number: 1000399 | Weinstein Co.Publication details: [New York, N.Y.] : Santa Monica, CA : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment ; distributed by Genius Products, [2009] Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): 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 -- AlemaniaGenre/Form: Thrillers (Motion pictures) | Historical films. | Feature films. | Adult dvdCast: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz.Summary: 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.
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Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz.
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.
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.
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.
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