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The Reader  
The Reader

The Reader

Starring: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Linda Bassett, Karoline Herfurth, Susanne Lothar, David Kross
Directed by: Stephen Daldry
Screenplay by: David Hare
Release Date: December 10, 2008
MPAA Rating: R for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.
Studio: Weinstein Films
Domestic: $33,175,852 (46.7%)
Foreign: $37,838,038 (53.3%)
Total: $71,013,890 (Worldwide)


Tagline: How far you go to protect a secret?

A haunting love story based on the best-selling novel of the same name, "The Reader" is set in postwar Germany and tells the story of a man whose life has been shaped by an illicit affair with a passionate, elusive older woman during his youth.

Bernhard Schlink's "The Reader" has been translated into 39 languages and has garnered numerous awards. "The Reader" was the first German novel to reach number one on The New York Times Bestseller List.

"The Reader" opens in post-WWII 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.


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