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The reader
Title:
The reader
Author:
Daldry, Stephen.
Uniform Title:
Reader (Motion picture)
Edition:
[Blu-ray version].
Publication Information:
Santa Monica, CA : Genius Products, 2009.
Physical Description:
1 Blu-ray disc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Post-WWII, Germany. Michael Berg is a teenager who becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from different works of literature. Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life, only this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives.
General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.

Based on the novel by Bernhard Schlink.

Special features: Deleted scenes ; Adapting a timeless masterpiece : making 'The reader' ; A conversation with David Kross & Stephen Daldry ; Kate Winslet on the art of aging Hanna Schmitz ; A new voice : a look at composer Nico Muhly ; Coming to grips with the past : production designer Brigitte Broch ; Theatrical trailer.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R; for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.
UPC:
796019819596
Format :
Blu-Ray