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The Reader

2008, Movie, R, 123 mins

The Reader
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Completely riveting, yet about as emotionally distant as the chilly former concentration camp guard portrayed in the film by Kate Winslet, director Stephen Daldry's Oscar-bait follow up to his 2002 award winner, The Hours, stays coolly detached despite featuring some pretty steamy sex scenes and dealing with a highly confrontational subject matter. Still, emotional impact is admittedly not the be-all and end-all of a great film, and those in search of an absorbing, intellectu... read more leave a comment
Year: 2008
Rated R

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Cast
Kate Winslet: Hanna
Ralph Fiennes: Michael Berg
David Kross: Young Michael Berg
Bruno Ganz: Professor Rohl
Matthias Habich: Peter Berg
Susanne Lothar: Carla Berg

 

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Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet) is asked by a judge whether she was part of a particular...
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Michael (Ralph Fiennes) pays a visit to Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet) to see how she is doing.
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The first TV Spot for The Reader which is due to hit theaters on January 9, 2009.
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The trailer for The Reader. The Reader opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg...
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