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The Reader, set in post-WWII Germany, follows teenager Michael Berg as he engages in a passionate but secretive affair with an older woman named Hanna. Eight years after Hanna's disappearance, Michael is stunned to discover her again as she stands on trial for Nazi war crimes. The Reader is a haunting story about truth and reconciliation and how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.

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Set in post-World War II Germany, teenager Michael Berg and Hanna, a woman twice his age, have a secret affair, but she abruptly disappears; eight years later while observing the Nazi war crime trials, Michael is stunned to see Hanna as a defendant.
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Katsuya, December 28, 2012 (view all comments by Katsuya)
This is one of the most powerful movies I have ever seen, it was so incredible and just heart breaking. One of the things I respected about the film was the way they handled the awkward "love story" between Michael and Hannah, she's older, he's younger, but it's not even a perverted thing, so strange to say that. I don't know how to put it exactly, but their connection was real and in some sense they both needed each other. If you have the chance to see this movie, I seriously suggest that you take it, the powerful performances really make this film captivating. The story is so heart wrenching and painful, but was told so well. Kate now finally has the award she's deserved for so long and pulls in a terrific performance with The Reader.
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Product Details

UPC:
00796019819572
Studio:
Genius Products Llc
Subject:
Feature Film Drama
Credits:
Winslet, Kate
Subject:
Romance
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945
Subject:
Germany
Subject:
Drama
Subject:
Man-woman relationships
Subject:
Oral reading
Subject:
War crime trials
Subject:
Schlink, Bernhard
Subject:
Film and video adaptations
Subject:
Historical films
Subject:
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Subject:
Film adaptations
Subject:
Fiction films.
Subject:
Feature films.
Publication Date:
2009-04-14
Binding:
DVD
Rating:
R
Language:
English
DVD Features:
Color, Widescreen
Region:
US and Canada
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"Synopsis" by , Set in post-World War II Germany, teenager Michael Berg and Hanna, a woman twice his age, have a secret affair, but she abruptly disappears; eight years later while observing the Nazi war crime trials, Michael is stunned to see Hanna as a defendant.
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