The Reader
2008 · Movie · 123 min. · United States
The Reader opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg (David Kross) becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet), 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 crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life...
Direction Stephen Daldry
Cast Kate Winslet · David Kross · Ralph Fiennes · Bruno Ganz · Lena Olin · Alexandra Maria Lara · Linda Bassett · Susanne Lothar · Matthias Habich · Ludwig Blochberger · Volker Bruch · Hannah Herzsprung · Jeanette Hain · Jonas Jägermeyr
Soundtrack Nico Muhly
Screenplay David Hare · Bernhard Schlink
Cinematography Chris Menges · Roger Deakins
Original title The Reader
7.2
49K votes (FilmAffinity)
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