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Writers:
Raymond Jean (novel)
Michel Deville (adaptation)
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Release Date:
October 1989 (USA) more
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A multi-faceted film based on Raymond Jean's novel "La Lectrice". Constance (Miou-Miou) reads the novel aloud in bed to her lover... more | add synopsis
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3 wins & 8 nominations more
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Not quite comedy... more (11 total)

Cast

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Miou-Miou ... Constance / Marie
Régis Royer ... Eric
María Casares ... General's Widow
Patrick Chesnais ... Company Director
Pierre Dux ... Magistrate
Christian Ruché ... Jean / Philippe
Brigitte Catillon ... Eric's Mother
Marianne Denicourt ... Bella
Charlotte Farran ... Coralie
Clotilde de Bayser ... Coralie's Mother
Jean-Luc Boutté ... Police Inspector
Simon Eine ... Hospital Professor
Maria de Medeiros ... L'infirmière muette
André Wilms ... Man in Rue Saint-Landry
Bérangère Bonvoisin ... Joel's Mother
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Also Known As:
The Reader
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Argentina:97 min | USA:98 min | South Korea:94 min
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Not quite comedy..., 14 October 2002
Author: Threedee (ers@kendaco.telebyte.com) from Washington

I just rewatched this as I was converting it from my ancient cable taped vhs to dvd-r. Shinwa's comments describe this film about as well as one can in a capsule review. Or mabye I'm just becoming older and more curmudgeonly. The literary components seem like they were derived in the manner of Surrealist poetry-- chop up a bunch of sentences cut from books and magazines and pull them from a bag one at a time. Certainly there is no moral triumph taking place because Constance/Marie won't read Sade to a bunch of geezers. In fact, it's a cop-out to the "profession" she's field testing, kind of like a librarian not adding books to the collection because of personal bias. What I enjoyed most about this film is the soundtrack, and the wonderful settings. Love those old world cramped French streets and crumbling buildings with bad plumbing, which we see every time Constance goes trekking between appointments. Now if you want real French comedy, watch for Alexandre le bienheureux if it's ever released on video.

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