The reader

Gigliotti, Donna. (Added Author). Minghella, Anthony. (Added Author). Morris, Redmond. (Added Author). Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008 (Added Author). Hare, David, 1947- (Added Author). Daldry, Stephen. (Added Author). Fiennes, Ralph. (Added Author). Winslet, Kate. (Added Author). Kross, David, 1990- (Added Author). Olin, Lena. (Added Author). Gans, Bruno. (Added Author). Deakins, Roger. (Added Author). Menges, Chris, 1940- (Added Author). Simpson, Claire. (Added Author). Muhly, Nico. (Added Author). Schlink, Bernhard. Vorleser. English. (Added Author). Mirage Enterprises. (Added Author). Neunte Babelsberg Film (Firm) (Added Author). Weinstein Company. (Added Author). Genius Products, Inc. (Added Author). Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Gans. (Cast).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Genius Products, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Based on the book "Der Vorleser" by Bernhard Schlink. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: deleted scenes; making-of featurette with David Kross and Stephen Daldry; "Aging Mrs. Schmitz" featurette with Kate Winslet; featurette on composer Nico Muhly; production design; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directors of photography, Roger Deakins, Chris Menges ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Nico Muhly.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Gans.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for some scenes of sexuality and nudity.
System Details Note:	DVD ; widescreen (1.85:1) ; Dolby Digital.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home viewing only.
Language Note:	English dialogue, Spanish subtitles.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 2009: Best actress (Winslet) Golden Globe Awards, 2009: Best performance by a supporting actress (Winslet) Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2009: Best performance by a supporting actress (Winslet)