The Reader
1988 · Movie · 98 min. · France
Constance is asked by her boyfriend to read out loud a novel in which a young woman called Marie decides to become a professional reader. Having placed an advertisement in the paper, Marie is offered work by a curious mix of clients, including a wheel-bound young man, an elderly widow who thrives on Tolstoy and Marx, and a love hungry executive interested only in pornography. As she reads, Constance becomes embroiled in the story and imagines herself in the part of Marie...
Direction Michel Deville
Cast Miou-Miou · Christian Ruché · Sylvie Laporte · Michel Raskine · Brigitte Catillon · Régis Royer · Simon Eine · André Wilms · Christian Blanc · Marianne Denicourt · María Casares · Patrick Chesnais · Clotilde de Bayser · Jean-Luc Boutté · Bérangère Bonvoisin
Soundtrack Ludwig van Beethoven
Screenplay Michel Deville · Raymond Jean
Cinematography Dominique Le Rigoleur
Original title La lectrice
6.3
365 votes (FilmAffinity)
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