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Release Date:
9 January 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
How far would you go to protect a secret? more
Plot:
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 13 wins
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28 nominations
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User Comments:
A thoughtful and plausible examination of guilt.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ralph Fiennes | ... | Michael Berg | |
| Jeanette Hain | ... | Brigitte | |
| David Kross | ... | Young Michael Berg | |
| Kate Winslet | ... | Hanna Schmitz | |
| Susanne Lothar | ... | Carla Berg | |
| Alissa Wilms | ... | Emily Berg | |
| Florian Bartholomäi | ... | Thomas Berg | |
| Friederike Becht | ... | Angela Berg | |
| Matthias Habich | ... | Peter Berg | |
| Frieder Venus | ... | Doctor | |
| Marie-Anne Fliegel | ... | Hanna's Neighbor | |
| Hendrik Arnst | ... | Woodyard Worker | |
| Rainer Sellien | ... | Teacher | |
| Torsten Michaelis | ... | Sports Master | |
| Moritz Grove | ... | Holger |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Der Vorleser (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.
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Runtime:
124 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #44922) |
UK:15 |
Ireland:16 |
Singapore:R21 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-15 |
South Korea:18 |
Brazil:16 |
Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) |
Spain:13 |
Germany:12 |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Mexico:B15 |
Japan:PG-12 |
Sweden:Btl |
Hong Kong:III |
Denmark:11 |
Austria:12 |
Argentina:16 |
Iceland:14 |
Iceland:12 (DVD rating)
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Juliette Binoche was considered for the role of Hanna Schmitz.
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Anachronisms: In one scene, taken in the bathing/tub area, there appears to be a modern day plastic water bottle on the small table in the background. The light is quite dim, but the shape is somewhat unmistakable.
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Quotes:
Young Ilana Mather:
[Testifying in court] Each of the guards would choose a certain number of women. Hanna Schmitz chose differently.
Judge: In what way differently?
Young Ilana Mather: She had favourites. Girls, mostly young. We all remarked on it, she gave them food and places to sleep. In the evening, she asked them to join her. We all thought - well, you can imagine what we thought. Then we found out - she was making these women read aloud to her. They were reading to her. At first we thought this guard...
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Judge: In what way differently?
Young Ilana Mather: She had favourites. Girls, mostly young. We all remarked on it, she gave them food and places to sleep. In the evening, she asked them to join her. We all thought - well, you can imagine what we thought. Then we found out - she was making these women read aloud to her. They were reading to her. At first we thought this guard...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Making time
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Is this movie in English or German with subtitles?A Note Regarding Spoilers
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Very well acted and presented and a faithful representation of the main points of the novel on which it is based. This film encourages us to look closely at very difficult issues surrounding the atrocities of World War II. I am at a loss to understand why so many critics have been so damning of it. Perhaps it is too subtle for them to understand. It seeks to outlaw the false and intellectually lazy theory to explain the holocaust, namely that the horrors were committed by monsters. In its place we are offered contextualization, not as excuse but as explanation of how quite ordinary people were able to do extraordinarily dreadful things. We avoid these uncomfortable facts at our peril.