THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg 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 secret affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn," and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their int... (Full plot summary below)
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THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg 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 secret affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn," and "The Lady with the Little Dog." 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--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. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.
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| The Film YapNick RogersA decades-spanning drama that dives into the slippery human nature of lust, manipulation, retribution and doubt. "The Reader" is a phenomenally tragic story of people eternally connected, never knowing whether it's by true love or unshakable regret. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeDemanding? Yes. But that's also why it's such a worthwhile accomplishment. |
| TeletextVictor OlliverFiennes adequately plays out his part as reader anti-climactically: Kross is a superb presence and much missed as the tragedy is played out. A serious, reflective film, with much subtlety at its heart. I hope it wins many awards. |
| Tri-City HeraldGary WolcottOutside of her [Kate Winslet's] equally compelling also Golden Globe winning work in the non-Oscar nominated Revolutionary Road, it may be 2008's best acting. |
| Windy City TimesRichard KnightThis year's Atonement, an example of tragic film romance at its sensual height. |
| PremiereJenni MillerWinslet deserves an Oscar for her amazing performance. |
| Premiere MagazineJennifer MillerSome are groaning about the plethora of WWII movies this Oscar season, but The Reader is about the complexity of German guilt because of the Holocaust and its aftermath. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonKate Winslet is extraordinary as a woman who is both brusquely adult and childishly vulnerable at the same time... |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereWhile the premise is both precious and macabre, the acting is fine. |
| CinerinaKarina MontgomeryI have no doubt that the novel makes this movie seem but a glissando of a complex series of emotional notes, but I can say that I was torn up every which way by the end of it. |
