Reader, The
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Director Stephen Daldry (THE HOURS) brings another literary neo-classic to the screen with this adaptation of a novel by Bernhard Schlink. In post-World-War-II Germany, an illness brings together 15-year-old Michael and the much older Hanna (Kate Winslet), and their chance encounter begins a forbidden romance. Soon Hanna vanishes without warning, but they are reunited almost a decade later when he discovers that she is on trial for war crimes.
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25 May 2009
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THE READER opens in post-WVVII 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 haunting story about truth and reconciliation, about how one
generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.
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