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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
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Won Oscar.
Another 14 wins
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27 nominations
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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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Hendrik Maaß, who plays Michael's court house assistant (uncredited role), had been vocationally trained as a paralegal in real life for some time.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Older Michael first gets into his car, it is completely covered with dew or raindrops. In the following scene, the car is totally dry.
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Quotes:
Michael:
I'm not frightened. I'm not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen it, forgive its vice. I will be the only angel you need. You will leave life even more beautiful than you entered it. Heaven will take you back and look at you and say: Only one thing can make a soul complete and that thing is love.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Don't look back
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Is this movie in English or German with subtitles?When is The Reader coming to DVD?
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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.