The Reader overview

Synopsis:

Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes star in The Hours director Stephen Daldry's haunting period drama concerning the relationship between a 15-year-old German boy and a mysterious woman twice his age, and the way that it grows doubly complex when the man reencounters the woman years later and discovers a shocking truth about her past. Based on author Bernhard Schlink's best-selling novel of the same name, the film opens on the character of Michael Berg (Ralph Fiennes) in middle age -- cold, remote, and emotionally withdrawn.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Stephen Daldry
  • Studio: Mirage Prods., Weinstein Co.
  • Year: 2008
  • Run Time: 123 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for some scenes of sexuality and nudity)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2009 01 09 (USA), 2008 12 10 (USA - Limited)

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