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The reader DVD
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz.
DVD | [Widescreen version]. | Genius Products, Santa Monica, CA : [2009]
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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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  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.videodiscvideorecording
  • Edition: [Widescreen version].
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Genius Products, [2009]
  • General Note: Academy Award for Best Actress (Kate Winslet), 2008.Soundtracks: English, French; subtitles: Spanish.Closed-captioned.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 Brigette Broch; theatrical trailer.Presented in widescreen format.Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.Based on the book "Der Vorleser" by Bernhard Schlink.
  • Creation/Production Credits Note: Directors of photography, Roger Deakins, Chris Menges ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Nico Muhly.
  • Participant or Performer Note: Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz.
  • Target Audience Note:
    MPAA rating: R.
  • Awards Note:
    Academy Award for Best Actress (Kate Winslet), 2008.
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